A 2022 survey by Oxford Economics on smartphone policies for SMBs revealed that a majority of employees do not receive employer-provided devices, leading to possible misunderstandings of BYOD's financial implications. Despite cost-reducing perceptions, companies incur similar expenses from mobile stipends and may risk security by lacking effective management tools. The findings suggest that SMBs should reconsider their mobile strategies to enhance productivity and protect data.

1. To BYOD or
not to BYOD?
Smartphones, employees,
and the bottom line

2. Calculating the true
costs of Bring Your
Own Device (BYOD)
In early 2022, Oxford Economics surveyed
500 executives and 1,000 employees to better
understand the different ways SMBs support
their workforces with smartphones. The data
reveals that the cost and benefit relationship in
smartphone strategies is greatly misunderstood.

3. Most employees
don’t get phones
Despite smartphones being critical
to work, just 15% of SMBs today
provide devices to all employees.
Smartphones
15%
100% EPD
100% BYOD
Hybrid 46%
38%
Laptops
43%
100% EPD
100% BYOD
Hybrid 31%
25%
EPD = Employer-Provided Device BYOD = Bring Your Own Device

4. Why not?
It’s all about cost
But does BYOD really make financial sense?
95% of executive respondents
say cost is a significant factor
in their mobile strategy.
95%

5. Mobile
stipends
add up
BYOD companies are
paying nearly as much
for mobile stipends as
they would spend on
mobile service plans.
Monthly cost to
the organization
Monthly
stipend
(BYOD)
Mobile
service plan
(EPD)
$40.20
$42.00

6. Managing
BYOD isn’t free
Considered holistically,
BYOD saves SMBs just $340
per year per employee.
Annual per-employee cost of a mobile plan
$482 $66 $345
Stipends Software Management
$212 $504 $60 $458
Connectivity costs Management
Software
Phone
EPD
$1,234
$1,234
BYOD
$893
$893

7. Taking notes on
a smartphone by
hand using a stylus
ordigital pen
BYOD
EPD
51%
63%
Provide employees with mobile
resources, and they will use them
Additionally, SMBs may be missing out on an untapped potential:
employee desire to work via smartphone.
EPD 7.9
5.1
BYOD
Numberof
business apps
deployed
Using Microsoft
Office on
smartphone
BYOD
EPD
45%
57%

8. The productivity divide
But BYOD comes at a cost, in terms of the
benefits businesses accrue from mobile.
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Smartphones are
important to business
agility and speedy
decision making
BYOD
EPD
56%
63%
0+0+0+0+46+29
View themselves as
ahead of curve on
smartphone use
BYOD
EPD
29%
46%
0+0+0+0+54+45
BYOD
EPD
45%
54%
>5%
revenue growth
0
BYOD
EPD
36%
51%
<10%
turnoverrate

9. Unmanaged smartphones
expose security risks
Only 40% of SMBs with BYOD policies
have Mobile Device Management
(MDM) tools, leaving apps and
data unprotected.
93% of EPDs
have device
management
tools.
0+0+0+0+0+0+93+40
BYOD
EPD
40%
93%

10. Explore further
2 Unlock the full arsenal of device capabilities for employees.
Maximizing mobile value requires employees to have access to all the
applications and systems your organization needs—not just email and calendars.
3 Revisit MDM policies. MDMs provide organizations with the security they
need while driving productivity across the workforce. The use of containerization
to create separate personal and work spaces on employer-provided devices is
also a clear winner in addressing privacy concerns.
1 Explore EPD or hybrid policies. For those who have not considered
the true costs of BYOD plans, it is time to reassess. Explore the Samsung Maximizing
Mobile Cost Calculator to find out how much your organization spends on device
plans—and discover whether an EPD plan may be best for your organization.

11. Explore further
To BYOD or not to BYOD?
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