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Are Your Wireless Solutions Sustainable?

Posted by Lisa MacGillivray on Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Over the past decade, companies from every industry have made advancements in making their organization more eco-friendly, or "green." This push for clean business practices has made great strides recently, and there are even opportunities to be found in the telecommunication market. 

As an industry known for constantly changing, growing and adapting, there have been limited environmentally conscience advancements for communication solutions. While newer technology solutions are viewed as being better for the environment, are these products really sustainable?

Are Company Cell Phones Necessary?

Cell phones are easily one of the most adored wireless solutions of today’s world. It’s pretty hard to get CELLVSRADIOthrough day to day tasks without a cell phone. For personal use, cell phones are ideal but are they practical for business use?

Cell phones are an expensive company tool to maintain. Supplying all of the devices for staff and setting up the account is a large upfront cost. Once the system is established, your organization experiences a cyclical expenditure just to keep the phones in service. Beyond the cost of operating company cell phones for all employees that need them, the coverage that cell phones can supply can be restricted and limited.

To alleviate these problems, consider staffing your team with two-way radios. Radios provide a greater return on invest thanks to the fact that they have greater reception and last longer than cell phones.  

What Makes Two-Way Radios Green?

Two-way radios are not designed with the purpose of being green. Instead they are designed to be functional. This functionality makes them rather sustainable because of the extended use that users can get out of them.

The ability to keep radios for about seven years before having to think about replacing equipment makes for minimal waste. Also, with proper battery care, two-way radios use a very small of energy, making the environmental impact of the system pretty small.

Being green doesn’t mean updating technology every two years for whatever product is promising to be environmentally friendly. Using communication solutions that are low impact and conserve energy can prove to be just as sustainable as products labeled as being eco-friendly. Two-way radios can make your organization more productive and sustainable at the same time.

To learn more about the benefits of two way radios, contact us today!

 

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