Wireless to Deliver Next Big Boost for Productivity (Part 2)

From Part 1

Wired up for wireless
Forty percent of respondents to the Lexmark survey said they already have a wireless network at home (Internet or any other connectivity solution made possible by the use of wireless routers, including Bluetooth and WiFi) and, of those, 80 percent said they were more productive because of their wireless network.

Those who currently have a wireless network cited the following as the main benefits (up to three responses were possible):

• Flexibility/mobility – 84 percent
• Ability to share information among computers or printers on the network – 46 percent
• Time savings – 30 percent
• Cost savings – 24 percent
• Ability to stream music or video over the network – 21 percent

Respondents who have wireless networks said the activities most frequently performed on their wireless networks were as follows (up to three responses were possible):

• Connecting to the Internet – 92 percent
• Moving around the home while connected – 61 percent
• Connecting devices together – 60 percent
• Printing – 49 percent
• Working from home – 47 percent

Respondents who already have wireless networks were remarkably positive about their experience, with 42 percent saying they had no problems or frustrations at all with their wireless networks. Twenty percent had problems with dropped connections and 19 percent with slow speeds.

Yet to be wirelessly wired
Of the 60 percent of respondents who said they do not yet have a home wireless network, more than half of those (53 percent) said they plan to invest in one.

Six out of 10 (58 percent) said a “good offer” would convince them to move forward with installation while four out of 10 (39 percent) said a clear understanding of all of the benefits of a wireless network would convince them to install a wireless network.

Nearly a third (30 percent) of respondents who don’t currently have a wireless network at home said they use wireless networks outside the home. They identified the following as places in which they have connected wirelessly (up to three responses were possible):

• In their offices – 54 percent
• At the home of a friend – 36 percent
• In coffee shops, cafes or stores – 30 percent
• Library – 19 percent
• Airports or train stations – 17 percent