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Andrew Hug, Vice President, Systems Engineers, EMEA at Polycom[/caption]
Have you noticed that across the enterprise – from Ethernet to headsets – we’re ditching cables? The ‘wireless office’ is a little like the ‘paperless’ equivalent, something that we aspire to and can continuously work towards.
Do you know how much time wires cost us productivity-wise? The often-used term “five-minute meeting tax” refers to the time spent before a meeting while we look for wires, adaptors and connect to in-room screens. If research is accurate and we attend an average of 62 meetings each month then that’s more than five hours lost each month fiddling around with accessories.
It’s a simple equation: eliminate the wires from your life and you can increase productivity.
Culturally, in our everyday lives we’ve grown accustomed to operating wirelessly and sharing content without the need to plug in. This could be something as simple as sending an email from our mobile or tablet device, or sharing multimedia content on a TV screen using mirroring technology.
This desire for simplicity is now apparent in the enterprise, where we often find ourselves physically tethered with legacy technology. Added to this, as flexible working continues to rise – two-thirds (63%) of the UK now works from home, Polycom’s latest study finds – we want to be free from wires wherever we work remotely.
Thankfully, times are changing. The next generation of content collaboration tools, such as the Polycom Pano, are hitting the market, eliminating the need for cables so users can crack on with their meetings and share content swiftly, securely and easily.
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