What I was reading a few days back, mobile devices face less threats than our traditional PCs and Laptops. For phones, problems such as rerouting, and eavesdropping are all security issues of the PSTN network, these same issues exist within VoIP over the Internet or wireless network.
"For home workers, the same test would apply - if there is poor cell service, obviously there needs to be an alternative."
So can we make cell service as realiable as electricity to like 99.99999%? I can imagine most home owners don't even have standby generators bcos it is highly unlikely that they will have need of it. So in the same vein, if can make cell service that reliable, I don't think anypne should worry of getting a backup landline.
That's true.It is just part of the natural evolution of things as far as workplace mobility and communmication are concern. But from an operational point of view, which one poses more challenges and risks for IT?
That's true.It is just part of the natural evolution of things as far as workplace mobility and communmication are concern. But from an operational point of view, which one poses more challenges and risks for IT?
"Also, employees "bring their cellphone everywhere, anyway, and they consult it throughout the day," Tully said."
I think this is a perfect fit for constreuction firms. I am working with a road contractor right and with work proceeding on various sections separated by several kms, the cellphone is just the perfect fit to enable effective communication amongst different work sections.
We just make aggreemnet with one of the localmobile operators and have all our workers registered with that network. We can talk unlimited to anyone within the network. It is economical andvery helpful to our operations. We no longer have to hurry up when we are on the phone!!!!
That's really noticeable, Dr T. Just as I no longer write business letters (remember them?), business related phone calls are now maybe two to three per week, not throughout the working day.
Talk to the people in New York about how that works. I have been involved in enough disaster recovery situations to know that cellular is not reliable. In New York, the amatuer radio ops have repeaters similar to cell towers but they work free of the infrastructure. We have something similar in MN.
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To be frank, we amateurs had an Internet way before anyone else.
Keep in mind that VoIP quality and reliabilty is heavily dependent on the quality of the infrastructure in the area. We see many QoS issues, regardless of the ISP, due to old and decaying infrastructure. In those cases, cellular quality often exceeds that of VoIP.
Additionally, the cell phone can act as its own disaster recovery device. When the office or home office network goes down, so does VoIP.
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