Customer Is the King, Say Asia/Pacific Enterprises Adopting Mobility: IDC Asia/Pacific Enterprise Communications Survey, 2007

Abstract

The IDC study presents the results of IDC' s Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise Communications Survey, 2007 conducted in 11 markets. The survey findings reveal the adoption pattern of basic as well as advanced enterprise mobility applications and the key drivers and inhibitors for enterprise mobility. The survey results also show whether the enterprises are using the cellular/mobile network or WLAN for accessing these applications. Additionally, the study offers insights on deployment patterns, company policies on mobile devices, and spending patterns of enterprises. The survey results are segmented by country, industry vertical, and company size to provide further insights on enterprise mobility trends in the region.

"In 2007, some of the advanced markets such as Singapore and Taiwan seem poised to adopt more advanced enterprise mobility solutions beyond mobile email, voice conferencing, and instant messaging", says Shalini Verma, research manager, Communications, IDC Asia/Pacific. "The use of mobile network far exceeds that of WLAN for basic enterprise mobility applications, which is not necessarily the case for advanced enterprise mobility applications such as track-and-trace applications," she adds.