Truck and bus manufacturer Scania is rolling out the
iPass Mobile Office system to its global remote workforce to help
deliver secure wireless flexible working.
The deployment is being implemented and managed by Flexible
Networks Nordic (FlexiNets), a Swedish remote access
specialist.
With headquarters in Sweden and operations across 100 countries,
Scania required a remote access solution that would enable its
employees to take advantage of wireless technologies to stay
productive whilst on the road.
Scania selected iPass Mobile Office after benchmarking it
against its existing remote access system. Scania said iPass stood
out for its usability and expanding global Wi-Fi footprint, which
included over 76,000 Wi-Fi hotspots and coverage in 76 of the
world's 100 busiest airports.
Scania's existing remote access solution offered mostly dial-up
connectivity and was lacking in its global Wi-Fi coverage, which
Scania's employees required to gain high-speed and reliable access
to business-critical resources whilst out of the office.
Jens Satero, sourcing manager at Scania, said, "Wi-Fi was the
missing link in our mobile connectivity strategy. The technology
has come into its own over the last two years and we wanted to take
advantage of that.”
The firm’s employees regularly travel across Europe and South
America, so finding a solution that could offer true global Wi-Fi
coverage was a number one priority, said Satero.
FlexiNets will initially roll out the iPass solution to 500-600
Scania employees, with a view to increasing the number of users as
remote working grows increasingly more important within the
company.
The first employees chosen represent a wide cross segment of
Scania's business, from engineering and management to sales and
marketing executives.
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