Video: 451 Research on PTT 2.0

Orion Blog Team — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:30:14 +0000

PTT 2.0: The Next Evolution of Communication and Collaboration

Raúl Castañon is a Senior Analyst at 451 Research, a division of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He focuses on enterprise communications and collaboration.

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What is PTT 2.0?

RAÚL CASTAÑON: PTT 2.0 is one of the categories in our market map for cloud communications and collaboration technologies. It is a technology that has the benefits of the traditional push-to-talk that was provided by wireless cellular providers — but with all the advanced benefits that cloud computing provides such as end-to-end encryption, cloud-managed connectivity over LTE and Wi-Fi. In other words, it’s a modernized, up-to-date version of push-to-talk.

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PTT 2.0 Transforms Frontline Work

RC: Voice automation is now very common for consumers. Think about voice-enabled devices, such as smart speakers, which we now commonly use to set our thermostat or handle our intelligent TV. Now in the enterprise, it is the use cases that are driving adoption of voice automation. If you think about the type of work that frontline workers do, there are many opportunities for voice automation, for example, healthcare, like doctors and nurses, first responders like paramedics, medical technicians, firefighters, also factory line workers, and drivers and food and grocery delivery workers.

All of these have become essential workers during the pandemic. And given the nature of their work, which requires hands-free heads-up, meaning they have to be completely focused on their task, voice automation in the form of standard operating procedures makes a lot of sense. For example, for preventive maintenance, security checklists, and other procedures.

Real-Time Access to Knowledge From Anywhere

RC: Access to knowledge bases has become very common for knowledge workers, but still a very big opportunity for frontline workers, for different reasons. You have to think of frontline workers, which for the most part directly engage with customers, as the last mile for the delivery of goods and services.

Therefore, agile delivery customer satisfaction depends on how they engage with customers. Then having the information at their fingertips in real time, without having to leave the customer alone, to check for inventory, order status updates, or to talk to a subject matter expert, can be very helpful.

Real-Time Communication Remains Critical for the Frontline Workforce

RC: Real-time communications and collaboration proved their criticality during the COVID-19 pandemic, thinking about the delivery of goods and services during the lockdown period, even more for the frontline workers who engage directly with customers. For many organizations, digital communications and frontline workers were the critical elements for business continuity during the lockdown period.

Now, even as the lockdown measures are phased out, we have already seen irreversible changes in consumer behavior. According to our Voice of the Connected User Landscape, one out of two respondents are digital converts. This means consumers have tried new digital experiences for the first time during the COVID-19 quarantine and will continue their usage post-pandemic. This means that real-time communications for the frontline workforce will continue to be critical for operations in the post-pandemic era.

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451 Research Issues Business Impact Brief: Enabling Workforce Digital Transformation and Agile Collaboration for Deskless Workers

Michael Schwartz — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:30:29 +0000

2021 Workforce Productivity and Collaboration Trends for the Deskless Workforce

451 Research, the leading analyst in topics and technologies driving digital transformation, issued a new report on digital transformation for deskless workers.

As 451 notes, “the deskless workforce is a critical component of a wide range of vertical markets and use cases — including security, facilities management, retail, energy and mining, transportation, hospitality, manufacturing, and health care — but they have been largely underserved by business communications and collaboration tools.”

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Enterprises must consider how they manage, empower, and connect their deskless workforce with a business communications infrastructure that also addresses compliance, end-to-end encryption, and mobile device capabilities.

The brief affirms that business conditions are increasing the importance of including deskless workers in digital transformation initiatives, stating “conditions are making secure remote collaboration a top priority for organizations that aim to differentiate based on their digital transformation leadership – ahead of other initiatives including risk mitigation, ensuring continuous uptime, modernizing and mobilizing business applications, and supporting different cloud platforms.”

Download 451 Research’s Business Impact Brief to discover:

How collaboration software enables productivity and an agile operating approach
Why voice-first, intelligent tools are key for frontline workers
The enormous cost savings achieved with effective collaboration
How improved communications transforms business operations
And so much more