Ovum's Tim Renowden and Nicole McCormick have noted the increased usage of iPads and other tablet devices is putting pressure on IT managers to look at deploying technologies which provide faster wireless networking speeds.

"I think it's fair to say that increasing use of PCs and data-hungry tablets on wireless networks will cause a massive boost in network traffic, driving investment in next-generation wireless access technologies like HSPA+ and LTE," Renowden said.

McCormick said pressure to increase data flow rates would ultimately fall on IT managers.

"Employee demand for tablets will make life more difficult for some IT managers," she said.

"For example, let's say an employee adds a tablet to its laptop for work purposes. Managing this scenario will be more difficult for an IT manager especially if all files are stored on these device's local hard drives. In turn, this will likely push IT managers to establishing some sort of centralized content management system, such as an internal data base or outside Cloud site."