Syntonic Blog
BYOD Collapses Cubicles, But Raises New Questions About the Definition of Work and Overtime
In 2013 the United States District Court of the Western District of Texas in Mohammadi v. Nwabuisi affirmed that employers are required to compensate employees for overtime. On the surface, the case doesn’t appear to have much to do with BYOD. Much of the evidence...
The Data Plan of the Future
With the advent of Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browsing nearly 15 years ago, mobile carriers required some means of monetizing their newly developed data network. Given the previous success of metering for voice and text, it was not difficult for the carrier’s...
A Brief History of Enterprise Mobility Management
Five years ago the enterprise was dominated by Blackberry, formerly known as RIM. In 2010 Blackberry had 43% U.S. smartphone market share. The popularity of Blackberry in the business world created a pressing need for mobile device management (MDM), which was created...
Reimbursing Employees Working from Home
Today’s mobile workforce has changed considerably over just the last 5 years ago. Employees are no longer tied to the physical location of an office: they work anywhere, including at home and in transit. Split billing conversations have largely centered on mobile...
Cochran v. Schwan’s Home Service: BYOD Footnote or Precedent?
A Wakeup Call for BYOD Last August the California Court of Appeals ruled that companies must reimburse employees who are required to use their personal cell phones for work related calls. The court held that reimbursement was required even if the employee had an...
Blog: Syntonic’s Origins
Syntonic was founded in April of 2013 on several market observations about how the mobile industry was failing consumers and the mobile value chain. Only 10% of tablet owners have a mobile data plan. That means ninety percent of tablet users are offline when they...
Blog: Orange Fab Selects Syntonic for Accelerator Program
US Orange Fab has selected Syntonic to be part of their 3-month accelerator program, focused on mobile growth and distribution opportunities. Orange Fab is providing Syntonic access to over 20 workshops, events, lectures and mentoring sessions with seasoned...