Working from home isn’t going away. Global Workplace Analytics anticipates that 25-30% of employees will work from home multiple days per week through the end of 2021. And SME needs unified communications, remote connectivity, and flexible device options (smartphones, tablets, desktops) to bring remote teams together. To that end, cloud and hosted PBX market rise, yet on-premises […]
If you’ve been looking for a new or upgraded phone system for your business, you’ve likely seen the term ‘softphone’. So, what is a softphone? Is it different from any other business phone? What can you do with it, and how will it benefit your business? What is a softphone: a brief explanation In spite […]
2020 has been one of the most challenging times for modern businesses. Now, Europe is in the midst of the second wave of COVID-19. England, France, Germany, Belgium, Greece, and Ireland have all entered full lockdown mode. The time to act is now. In this blog, we have outlined some practical ways businesses equip their […]
Following the past weeks of the ongoing development of Coronavirus, we have witnessed a surging demand for work-from-home/remote working solutions and we believe you did too. Social distancing and public health concerns are forcing businesses worldwide an emergency shift to remote/home working patterns. And companies are scrambling to adjust their network and communications system so […]
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, a drastic rise in people working from home has been observed in the past few weeks. Organizations like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have asked employees to stay at home and work remotely, trying to reduce risks from the spreading coronavirus. To keep day-to-day business operations continue as usual, […]
As technology continues to free the modern workforce from the traditional desk and office, work is less about the place and more about access, and it becomes increasingly common to work remotely. According to Gartner, 84% of organizations have been employing a remote workforce. Today’s businesses are confronted with the challenge of keeping everyone synchronized with efficient communications […]
70% of people globally work remotely at least once a week. – IWG Softphone has been growing into the new norm in the modern workplace. With a softphone, employees have the capabilities of a business desk phone in the palm of their hands and enjoy additional UC features. In this post, let’s follow an agile worker […]
The State of Mobile Workforce By 2020 mobile workers will account for nearly three-quarters of the U.S. workforce, according to a report from IDC. Being tied to a desk is now a productivity killer. Maintaining a mobile presence has become critical for modern business. 1. Millennials matter The “mobile-first” working habit is favored by millennials who […]
“I’m working on the go.” or “I need to get in touch with my head office manager…” These phrases are frequently tossed around in casual conversations. With 50% of the workforce working in some sort of telecommuting role and 80 to 90% of all employees saying they would like to work remotely at least part of the time, according to Global […]
For multi-site businesses today, having a high-quality branch office VoIP network and choosing the services that come with it has never been more important. It’s imperative that all remote sites, branches, and mobile workers can effectively communicate, smoothly co-ordinate, and operate in tandem so as to achieve the highest efficiency. The deployment of a multi-location […]
With the development of VoIP technology over ongoing years, mobile softphone has become an easily recognized term in the business lexicon. A mobile softphone, for those who aren’t acquainted with the term, is a software application that allows people to make calls over the Internet on mobile devices. Businesses, however, aren’t just mind of the […]
As the New York Times reported, a Gallup survey of more than 15,000 adults found that “43 percent of employed Americans spent at least some time working remotely.” And think of how many times you have sent your sales or technicians out for business meeting and many others. Distributed workforce is no longer the exception for businesses […]
