We have divided your employees into four sub-categories. How many employees within each of these sub-categories have notebooks?
WWAN or Wireless Wide Area Network cards allow laptop users to connect to the Internet from anywhere within the regional boundaries of cellular service. How many WWAN cards need to be replaced?
The results of this calculator are based on expected user responses to questions about current and projected costs and benefits. Default responses are based on similar questions asked in a commissioned survey of 150 IT professionals in North American companies (US and Canada) with over 500 employees, conducted by Forester Consulting on behalf of Qualcomm in September 2008.
This tool is not intended to represent actual savings a customer may expect to see. The use of this tool is solely intended as an illustration of potential savings. Many factors and variables will affect potential savings.
Based on interviews with four existing customers, Forrester Consulting constructed a Total Economic Impact (TEI) framework for a composite organization and its associated return on investment (ROI) analysis, clearly illustrating the financial impact areas. The risk-adjusted ROI for such a composite company is 208% with a breakeven point (payback period) of one month after deployment.
Gobi is the built-in mobile broadband technology that connects notebooks to the Internet at 3G speeds. And it's great for business - letting your workforce be more productive, anywhere in the world. Run the numbers to see what your business can save in hardware, service, maintenance and other costs.
To get an understanding of your business needs, we'll ask you a series of questions, divided into the 11 sections listed at the right. Simply fill in the information requested, and we'll do the rest. The Gobi ROI Calculator was modeled by Forrester, using their proprietary Total Economic Impact methodology.
Your implementation costs and savings will appear in the column to the right as you complete each section. Once you have completed all the sections, you will receive a Financial Summary, which provides the total costs of implementation, as well as your projected total benefits and ROI over a three-year period.
Find out what your business can save by cutting costs associated with monthly service plans, wired Ethernet charges or per-use Internet sessions.
With Gobi, your organization can deploy a single notebook SKU across the organization. Here you'll see how this streamlined approach can translate into lower procurement, management and tracking overhead costs.
Find out what your business can save with fewer lost, broken, or stolen hardware or WWAN cards to manage or replace.
| Number of notebooks with WWAN Cards | ||
| Number of Notebooks Repaired Annually | ||
| Cost to Repair a Notebook | ||
| Number of WWAN cards Replaced Annually | ||
| Cost to Replace WWAN Card | ||
| Hours Per Week Spent on WWAN-related Help Desk Calls | ||
| Hourly Rate Per Person | ||
| Reduced Hardware Churn and Management |
Gobi enables automatic, seamless firmware updates and verification of WWAN drivers. Find out how your business can benefit by reducing the man-hours spent on software maintenance.
| Hours Per Week Spent On Maintaining/Supporting WWAN-related Software | ||
| Hourly Rate Per Person | ||
| Reduced Software Maintenance and Support |
With GPS tracking, Gobi lets you wipe data from lost or stolen laptops remotely. Here, you'll see how your business can reduce costs by dramatically improving response to security breaches.
| Number of notebooks in use | ||
| Employee Hrs/week Inventorying/securing Notebooks | ||
| Hourly Rate Per Person | ||
| Annual Labor Cost of Securing Notebooks | ||
| Notebooks Lost/Stolen Annually | ||
| % Notebooks Not Recovered | ||
| Likelihood of Lost/stolen Notebook | ||
| Value of data per stolen or lost notebook | ||
| Annual Cost of Lost/stolen Notebooks($) | ||
| Increased Data Security |
When your workforce can get more done in less time, your business can grow using existing resources. This section lets you see what a more productive workforce means for your bottom line.
| Number of notebooks in use | ||
| % "Road Warrior" Employees | ||
| % "Heavy Traveler" Employees | ||
| % "Light Traveler" Employees | ||
| % "Occasionally Mobile" Employees | ||
| Road Warrior Weekly Avg Hrs Productivity Increase | ||
| Heavy Traveler Weekly Avg Hrs Productivity Increase | ||
| Light Traveler Weekly Avg Hrs Productivity Increase | ||
| Occasionally Mobile Weekly Avg Hrs Productivity Increase | ||
| Percent of Time Saved Converted to Productive Use | ||
| Average Hourly Rate Per Person | ||
| Increased Business Productivity |
Here you'll see how much it will cost to implement Gobi modules across your fleet of notebooks. Be aware that additional supporting hardware or software may be needed, depending on your corporate infrastructure or IT policies.
| Number of Notebooks in Use | ||
| Incremental Notebook Cost of Gobi | ||
| Cost of Additional Supporting Hardware/software | ||
| Costs of Gobi Modules |
Find out what your Gobi usage costs will be. Gobi offers either a monthly plan that charges a fixed flat fee for unlimited usage, or a per-use plan that charges a connection fee.
| Number of notebooks in use | ||
| Road Warrior | ||
| Heavy Traveler | ||
| Light Traveler | ||
| Occasionally Mobile | ||
| Number of Per Use Sessions Per Year | ||
| Cost of Per Use Session | ||
| Cost of Monthly Carrier Service | ||
| Total Annual Per Use Charges | ||
| Total Annual Carrier Charges | ||
| Usage Costs |
Find out how much it will cost to deploy Gobi in your organization. Keep in mind that provisioning costs will vary greatly based on your organization's IT environment and business needs.
| Professional Consulting Costs | ||
| Outsourced Provisioning Costs | ||
| Number of People Involved in Testing | ||
| Hourly Rate Per Person | ||
| Hours Spent on Testing and Deployment | ||
| Additional Costs | ||
| Deployment and Rollout Costs |
To ensure your organization gets the most out of Gobi, you should plan for training and support, which amounts to approximately $4 per user.
| Number of Notebooks in Use | ||
| IT Training Costs Per User | ||
| Business End Users Training Costs Per User | ||
| Business End Users Support Costs Per User | ||
| Training and Support Costs |
Congratulations - you've completed the Gobi ROI Calculator. Here is a summary of your potential costs, savings and ROI over a three-year period, based on the information you provided. You can return to the Calculator to edit your responses at any time by clicking on the back arrow in the blue bar below.
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