The trend towards bring your own device (BYOD) in the enterprise, coupled with the growing maturity of cloud-based unified communications solutions, promises to spur greater adoption of unified communications platforms and applications in South Africa.

Vendors focusing on this space say the pervasiveness of smartphones, tablets and other consumer devices in the workforce has created an environment where the long-hyped technology can thrive. What’s more, falling bandwidth costs and faster mobile data networks have also made it more affordable for companies to roll out unified communications solutions.