The aim of this thesis is the presentation of standards and technological solutions, predominantly in the segment of voice communications, which are used today in the business world for mobile workers.
The main body of this thesis is constructed in four parts. The first one describes mobility in the workspace within a company from the aspect of technical communication solutions, out of which many are heavily out-dated but are still used today due to their robustness and the fact that they are widespread. The second part of this thesis describes communication solutions for the work force while outside of their workspace i.e. work from home, sales teams on the field, technical teams on the field, etc. The third part of this thesis displays the latest trends in companies, where employees bring their own communication devices (BYOD) to work (smartphones, tablets…). Employees then take those devices back home and during those transitions a connection to business applications is maintained, which causes security concerns to arise, which are the main source of headaches for IT staff. However, this process is unavoidable, hence in this part of the thesis we inspect a solution – how the use of BOYD along with smart-device tracking and access point management enables us to ensure that only selected people with authorized devices have access to company communication sources. In the fourth part of the thesis a modern verbal communication server Alcatel-Lucent OMNI PCX Office (RCE) is discussed as an example of a voice communication solution for companies, which combine the traditional and mobile workspace.
The thesis is then concluded with closing realisations about how mobile technology has affected our perception of workspaces and how we are now available anywhere, anytime.
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