Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: October 2002
Product Code: R97-1064Description "The Mobile Worker: Remote Broadband Access To The Corporate LAN" is the tenth installment of the LAN Research Panel and provides primary, end-user data on the implementation of broadband remote access by companies and organizations today. Panel members represent companies of all sizes and a range of industry verticals. Data for this report was collected in August of 2002, and includes information and analysis on: the adoption and implementation of broadband remote access; reasons for not allowing broadband remote access; future plans to allow broadband remote access; use of Hotspots including preferred types of Hotspot venues and Hotspot service providers; and key concerns regarding the use of broadband remote access. This report will be of particular benefit to: product managers, marketing managers and sales managers, and equipment vendors supplying products that enable broadband remote access; product managers, marketing managers and sales managers at Hotspot service provider companies; financial analysts seeking to understand end-user trends in broadband remote access; and consultants needing to advise clients on end-user trends in broadband remote access.Table of Contents - Executive Summary
- Introduction
- About The Panel
- Methodology
- Panel Findings
- Companies Split On Allowing BB Remote Access
- "No Need" and "Security" Are Top Concerns
- "No Need" Keeping Them From Getting It
- Used Both At Home And On The Road
- A Minority Of Employees Use BB Remote Access
- Wide Diversity Among % Of Frequent Users
- Panelists Split On Allowing Hotspot Access
- Employees Mostly Accessing LAN From Hotels
- Wide Diversity Among % Of Hotspot Users
- Security Concerns Nix Hotspot Access
- Few Contracts With Hotspot Providers…Yet
- Cellular Providers Top Choice For Hotspots
- No Budgets For Employees To Use Broadband
- Most Require Use Of VPNs For Access
- Most Have Implemented VPNs For Access
- Conclusion
- List of Figures
- Figure 1. Percentage of companies that allow remote access via broadband
- Figure 2. Reasons for not allowing remote access via broadband
- Figure 3. Future plans to allow remote access via broadband
- Figure 4. Where broadband remote access is used: home, traveling, or both
- Figure 5. Percent of employees who remotely access corporate LAN via broadband
- Figure 6. Percentage of remote access employees who access LAN frequently
- Figure 7. Percentage of panel companies that allow access via "Hotspots"
- Figure 8. Hotspot venues used by employees
- Figure 9. Percentage of employees who remotely access LAN via Hotspot
- Figure 10. Reasons for not allowing remote access through Hotspots
- Figure 11. Percentage of panel companies who have contracted with Hotspot provider
- Figure 12. Types of Hotspot providers who would be considered by the panel companies
- Figure 13. Percentage of panel companies who have established remote access budget
- Figure 14. Restrictions placed on remote access by panel companies
- Figure 15. Percentage of panel companies who have implemented VPNs for remote access
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