Technology has become essential to daily life, but the primary device used across the globe is mobile phones. Statistics show that 7.26 billion people worldwide own a mobile phone, 6.64 billion of which are smartphone users. This means that 97.54 percent of the world’s population have mobile devices and 83.72 percent own smartphones. Mobile devices comprise much of the world’s technology and, eventually, its toxic waste.
Electronics are categorized as hazardous waste and can cause pollution and battery fires when disposed of irresponsibly. Mobile asset management with an ITAD provider helps prevent electronics from entering the waste stream but can also expand enterprise asset value. Not every piece of IT equipment has reached the end of its life cycle upon retirement, and mobile asset management with an IT asset disposition provider like HOBI provides an opportunity to maximize IT asset value through repair, remarketing, and resale.
Refurbishing and remarketing retired IT assets is beneficial in several ways. It maximizes the value of retired IT equipment, keeps electronics out of the waste stream, and helps bridge the digital divide through donation programs.
Donation programs are a value-added ITAD service that helps provide electronics to those without access. Many companies are now seeking out these electronics donation programs to maximize the value of their retired hardware and give old IT assets a second lifecycle. Helping bridge the gap between those with access to technology and those without is an excellent way for enterprises to accomplish ESG social criteria by helping their community. Mobile asset management can also help an organization achieve environmental goals.
When mobile devices have reached the end of their useful life cycle, recycling eliminates the possibility of the device being sent to a landfill. It provides scrap material for reuse in future devices. Recycling old devices saves the natural resources, time, and energy required to make new devices. Electronic recycling facilities close the loop in a circular economy and provide the necessary materials to keep the cycle going.
HOBI provides post-launch Mobile Lifecycle Management (MLM) for Mobility Managed Services (MMS) programs. HOBI focuses on maximizing mobile assets’ availability during their useful life and disposition. HOBI’s Dallas and Phoenix facilities provide MLM services for all models of cell phones and tablets. Our scale enables us to buy and house most parts from the major OEMs, enabling a cost-effective and rapid turnaround for enterprise repairs and refurbishment. Refurbished devices can provide tremendous economic benefits to our clients as an alternative to purchasing new devices.
For more information about our mobile asset management services or ITAD services, call 817-814-2620 or contact HOBI at sales@hobi.com.