As broadband becomes standard in hotels, they are expanding their offerings by incorporating Wi-Fi and mobile access into their agreements. Vodafone and BT will sell their aggregated service agreements via resellers.

Businesses of all sizes are increasingly enabling their employees to stay in touch on the move. Not so long ago this would have been exclusively via dial-up over traditional voice networks.

The availability of data connections from the mobile operators (GPRS and 3G cellular access) and the proliferation of wireless hotspots (Wi-Fi access) have widened choice.

But depending on how these services are purchased and used, they can potentially drive up costs for companies.

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