Forrester said 64% of firms were expanding their mobility support in response to the demands of their staff.

The commitment to support greater mobility is perhaps not surprising as it can potentially lead to greater productivity.

According to many employees are working up to 20 additional hours per week unpaid as a result of bring your own device (BYOD) policies adopted by their firms.

Drawing from recent surveys of over 2,300 IT mobility decision-makers and nearly 5,000 end user workers in North America and Europe, Forrester found that 66 percent of employees use two or more devices for work activities each day. This included desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets.

In addition, 67% of employees choose the smartphone they use for work, and 70% choose the tablet they use on the job.