Drive Down Communication Costs for Your Mobile Transport Fleet

The Challenge

Managing communication expenses for a large, mobile transport fleet can be a complex and costly endeavour. Traditional landlines at depots, expensive company-issued mobile phones, and opaque billing for personal device usage often lead to inflated costs and a lack of financial control.

Business Impact

Excessive Communication Spends

High monthly bills from multiple carriers, unmanaged personal device usage for business, and reliance on legacy communication infrastructure contribute to unchecked expenditures.

Lack of Budget Control

Without clear visibility into mobile communication usage and costs across the fleet, budgeting becomes difficult and cost optimisation initiatives are challenging to implement.

Inefficient Resource Allocation

Funds tied up in excessive communication costs could be better allocated to other operational areas, such as fleet maintenance or technology upgrades.

How Tango Extend Solves This

Tango Extend provides a unified communication solution that leverages existing mobile devices and enterprise platforms (Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex Calling) to significantly reduce and control communication costs for transport fleets. It consolidates mobile and fixed-line communications, offering predictable expenses and greater financial oversight.

• POTS Line Elimination — Replace costly, outdated landlines at depots and remote offices with modern, integrated mobile communications.
• "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) Savings — Eliminate the need for company-issued mobile phones by securely integrating personal devices into the business communication network.
• Consolidated Billing & Reporting — Gain clear visibility into all business-related mobile communications, simplifying billing and enabling cost analysis for better control.

Use Case

A regional bus company was struggling with high costs from maintaining numerous landlines at depots and providing separate mobile phones for route supervisors. By deploying Tango Extend, they migrated all landline functionality to mobile devices integrated with Teams, and supervisors now use their existing personal smartphones for business calls. This led to the complete elimination of POTS lines and a significant reduction in mobile device procurement and management costs, with all business communications now managed under a single, transparent billing system. This directly impacts business costs.

FAQs

Q? How does Tango Extend ensure cost savings if employees are using their personal devices for business?

A. Tango Extend routes business calls over your enterprise communication platform (Teams/Webex), often leveraging Wi-Fi or data plans within your existing enterprise agreements, thus avoiding personal mobile plan charges for business calls. This also eliminates the need for separate business mobile contracts and devices. This solution can also serve as a modern POTS replacement.

Q? Can we set limits on calling or data usage for business communications through Tango Extend?

A. Yes, Tango Extend integrates with your enterprise communication system, allowing for the application of call policies and controls, giving you granular oversight over how business communications are conducted.