Data Overview Report

Smartphones And Telecommuting: Workforce Technology Adoption 2009

Workforce Technographics®

October 20th, 2009
Ted Schadler, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Ted Schadler Vice President, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Matthew Brown , Peter Schmidt

Summary

There is pent-up demand for smartphone support. Today, only 11% of US information workers (iWorkers) use a smartphone at work, but nearly three times that many say that they use their own mobile phones for work. The logic is clear: Smartphones and laptops unshackle work from location. And that means that if companies support these devices, they get more time and productivity out of their staff. Teleworkers also give back to their employers: On average, they work 2 hours more per week than office workers.

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