The Best Way To Handle Wireless Telecom Vendor Migration Is To Have A Professional Do It
Author: Andy Barber
TEM, or Telecom Expense Management, encompasses a wide range of related services. One that often has little attention paid to it until it is too late is Vendor and Device Migration. Such migrations entail the transition from one or more vendors to one or more different vendors. It is not a task for the faint of heart or someone with little or no experience.
Size Matters
With greater numbers of employees and wireless devices, the logistical problems can increase exponentially. A handful of devices are generally a quick and easy migration process, but with larger company it must be dealt with in organized steps. There is no helter-skelter method that will work well.
What Happens When?
The TEM team will procure the new devices for the client, and then travel directly to the site/sites where the employees are, and do it “hands on.” You can expect about to change out about 100 devices each day.
A good TEM team will not necessarily switch people and devices according to their hierarchy within the organization, but instead they will do it so it will be almost transparent to the day-to-day operations of your business. That may mean that certain groups of employees, or a group of devices will be migrated at the most convenient opportunity. A TEM company will have the experience and manpower to pull it off without a hitch.
Switching vendors and devices requires good communication and coordination between the TEM team and the users. All employees will be notified of the date when their current device will be deactivated, and when their new device is in service. That provides a transition that is as seamless as possible, with a minimum of down time.
Bottom Line
If you are expecting to change vendors and/or wireless devices, it is recommended that you contact a company that has the skills and knowledge to do it properly. Contact a reputable TEM/WEM (Wireless Expense Management) company and have them deal with it for you so you can do what you do best…conduct business.
Size Matters
With greater numbers of employees and wireless devices, the logistical problems can increase exponentially. A handful of devices are generally a quick and easy migration process, but with larger company it must be dealt with in organized steps. There is no helter-skelter method that will work well.
What Happens When?
The TEM team will procure the new devices for the client, and then travel directly to the site/sites where the employees are, and do it “hands on.” You can expect about to change out about 100 devices each day.
A good TEM team will not necessarily switch people and devices according to their hierarchy within the organization, but instead they will do it so it will be almost transparent to the day-to-day operations of your business. That may mean that certain groups of employees, or a group of devices will be migrated at the most convenient opportunity. A TEM company will have the experience and manpower to pull it off without a hitch.
Switching vendors and devices requires good communication and coordination between the TEM team and the users. All employees will be notified of the date when their current device will be deactivated, and when their new device is in service. That provides a transition that is as seamless as possible, with a minimum of down time.
Bottom Line
If you are expecting to change vendors and/or wireless devices, it is recommended that you contact a company that has the skills and knowledge to do it properly. Contact a reputable TEM/WEM (Wireless Expense Management) company and have them deal with it for you so you can do what you do best…conduct business.
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The author works for Integrity Communications, a business specializing in Telecom Expense Management. He is a freelance writer who has created articles about police work, promotional advertising products and marketing. Click here to see some of the offerings from Integrity Communications.
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