Mobile Sourcing & Service Catalog: A Device and Plan Portfolio Built Around How Your People Actually Work
Is your mobile catalog built around your business needs, or around your carrier’s brochure? Saaswedo analyzes your actual usage, benchmarks the market, and designs a streamlined catalog of devices, plans, and accessories that cuts costs, simplifies management, and strengthens your negotiating position.
We’ll show you how your current catalog compares to what your usage data actually calls for.
At a Glance: What We Do and How
| Your Challenge | The Saaswedo Approach |
|---|---|
| You don’t know which devices and plans your people actually need | We map your user profiles and real usage patterns to define exactly what each group requires — so your catalog reflects your business, not a carrier’s product lineup. |
| You can’t tell if your current carrier terms are competitive | We benchmark your contracts against current market offers from carriers and device manufacturers — so you know exactly where you’re overpaying and by how much. |
| Too many device models create support and management complexity | We consolidate your catalog to a standardized selection of devices and plans aligned with IT, security, and user needs—reducing complexity in fleet management and MDM enforcement |
| Your negotiating leverage is diluted across too many SKUs | We concentrate spend on fewer, better‑aligned device and plan options and build fact‑based negotiation files—so you enter every RFP with stronger leverage and better pricing |
The Problem: Your Mobile Catalog Is Costing You More Than It Should, and Making Everything Harder
Take a look at your current mobile catalog. If you’re like most organizations we work with, it’s grown organically over years of carrier renewals, ad hoc device requests, and departmental exceptions. The result is a catalog that reflects your carriers’ product offerings more than your business needs. That misalignment shows up in ways that affect every team:
- Too many device models: your IT team supports 15 or 20 different smartphones, each with its own MDM profile, accessory set, and replacement cycle
- Oversized plans: employees are on data plans two or three times larger than what their actual usage requires — and no one has the data to correct them
- A catalog driven by carrier promotions rather than user needs—leaving sales reps, office staff, and executives on the same default offering because role based requirements were never defined
- Weakened negotiating leverage: your volumes are spread across so many models and plan tiers that you can’t concentrate enough volume on any single offer to negotiate meaningful discounts
- A lack of refresh governance means every renewal is rebuilt from the ground up instead of informed by historical usage
A well-designed mobile catalog goes beyond device approval; it enables cost discipline, simplifies fleet operations, and strengthens your position in carrier negotiations.
How It Works: From Usage Analysis to an Optimized Catalog, and Stronger Negotiations
Saaswedo’s sourcing service starts with your data and ends with a catalog that fits your organization. Here’s exactly what happens:
We’ll analyze your usage, benchmark your terms, and show you where the savings are.
What Sets Saaswedo Apart
Most sourcing exercises start with a product list. Saaswedo starts with your data: and that changes everything.
Benefits by Department
- Reduce the number of supported device models: fewer SKUs means simpler MDM/UEM management, easier policy enforcement, and faster provisioning
- Align the catalog with your security requirements and IT standards from the start, not as an afterthought
- Use the catalog as the operational baseline for inventory management, helpdesk support, and lifecycle planning
- Enter carrier negotiations with fact-based arguments: usage data, market benchmarks, and concentrated volumes that command better pricing
- Replace ad hoc sourcing with a structured, repeatable process that saves time on every renewal cycle
- Select vendors based on objective comparison criteria instead of relationship defaults
- Get devices and plans that match the way they actually work — field reps get what field reps need, office staff get what office staff need
- Experience clearer assignment rules that reduce frustration and improve perceived fairness across the organization
- Benefit from a streamlined ordering process when it’s time for a device refresh or a plan change
Frequently Asked Questions
Use case
Optimizing IT Equipment Sourcing to Support Rapid Multi‑Site Expansion
Our client operates a rapidly expanding food service network across several European countries, requiring a fast, consistent, and cost‑efficient sourcing strategy to support frequent site changes and sustained growth.
- Saaswedo structured and optimized IT equipment sourcing as part of a standardized deployment model. The results:
- Identification and selection of the most suitable IT vendors at the best total cost
- Standardization of sourcing processes across all sites and countries
- Improved purchasing efficiency through centralized procurement governance
- Better cost control despite high volumes and rapid deployment timelines
- Reliable vendor framework supporting large‑scale, multi‑site rollouts
Today, our client benefits from a streamlined and cost‑effective IT sourcing model that ensures consistent equipment quality, faster deployments, and controlled procurement costs across its European operations.
Getting Started
Here’s what happens when you reach out:
No commitment. We’ll show you how your mobile catalog stacks up, and where it’s costing you more than it should.
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Whether you need a telecom audit, an assessment of your mobile asset inventory, or a full governance roadmap, our team will tailor its approach to your specific context and challenges.