AUSTIN, Texas-A new report from iGillottResearch Inc. finds there are more than 56.5 million mobile workers in the United States, and it expects that number to rise to more than 61 million by 2009.
The report, “Enterprise Wireless & Mobile Worker U.S. Forecast,” defines a mobile worker as one who is out of the office more than 20 percent of the work week. Characteristics of mobile workers include needing to be in voice or data contact with customers or colleagues during the work day; performing a job function that requires the employee to be away from their physical office more than 20 percent of the work week; or performing a job function that is not tied to a single physical location.
“As a result of this work, we can accurately estimate the opportunity for wireless and mobile solutions across industry sectors and sub-sectors,” said Matthew Vartabedian, research manager for iGillottResearch’s enterprise research practice. “Forthcoming reports will segment mobile workers by white-collar/blue-collar categories and estimate enterprise spending on wireless solutions.”
