Where is Mobile Device Management Implemented?
Mobile Network Operators install a server in their network, and ensuring mobile phones are deployed with a device management client. Updates, configuration changes and corrections can be made by operator staff and can optionally be made available to end-users through a web-based interface. Mobile Network operators may also provide hosted device management to IT administrators who wish to manage mobile devices in the enterprise. This provides IT administrators with the same control as the network operators, without the need to maintain a separate DM server. A MDM solution may also be offered on a smaller scale as part of an enterprise IT infrastructure, separate from that of a mobile operator. While this does provide greater control over the system, it requires additional IT resources in order to implement, administer and manage.
