Author: Robert Nagel

Are you a buyer for a larger company and need to procure several hundred laptops, tablets and smartphones for your company? Then you have three options: buy, rent or lease. Mobile network providers are happy to offer the devices at the same time as the rates–and bring a leasing company into play as a partner for the financing. We take a closer look at this triangular structure of devices, rates and leasing.

Significant savings potential lies dormant in many companies with a “Capex to Opex” shift when it comes to the acquisition and management of company smartphones. Indeed, it's not always advisable for companies to purchase their mobile devices—in many scenarios, it is much more sensible to rent them.