Yankee Group, a leading source of deep insight and counsel on the impact of the global connectivity revolution on enterprises and consumers, changed its corporate wireless plan and policies to save a substantial amount of money.

They key to Yankee Group's big savings? UMA technology through a T-Mobile corporate service plan and RIM's UMA-enabled BlackBerry 8320s.

Yankee Group took better control of its enterprise wireless plan and selected T-Mobile's service, with one of the key advantages being the potential for cost savings with using Wi-Fi during international travel. "The company chose T-Mobile 8320 Curves that "support unlicensed mobile access (UMA) calling over Wi-Fi, so employees traveling abroad can avoid outrageous international roaming rates."

As one of its top recommendations to small and mid-sized businesses looking to make a move like this, Yankee Group suggests: "Beware of international calling and international roaming charges. These charges can be enormous. Use Wi-Fi whenever possible."

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