Everyone and their mother has a smartphone these days. We know it from experience, and a 2016 Deloitte consumer survey confirms it: Ownership of mobile devices is “reaching saturation levels” in the United States, with smartphones becoming “indispensable across all demographics and geographies.”
Mobile usage is so widespread that 93 percent of consumers report using their mobile phones at work, the survey said.
The trend that has made mobile technology as vital for many people as food and water has vast societal implications—far too many to consider in a modest blog post. What we’d like to take a brief look at is the freedom mobile tech gives office workers to take their work outside.