Consolidation is Causing a Rebranding Bonanza in Broadband
By Sue Marek April 15, 2022
Astound Broadband, Fidium, AltaFiber, Breezeline, Brightspeed—these are just a few of the new brands for broadband services that have been introduced over the past year. While many of these new brands are a result of a merger or divestiture,...
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T-Mobile to Revamp Enterprise Business with New Customer Care Focus
- By Sue Marek March 25, 2022
T-Mobile is making some key organizational changes to its executive team in hopes of migrating some of its “un-carrier” energy and customer service expertise from its consumer division to its enterprise group. The operator announced earlier...
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Ayla Networks Uses AI to Predict and Prevent Customer Problems
- By Sue Marek March 17, 2022
Ayla Networks is using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to process large amounts of customer data in real-time and help its clients predict and prevent problems with their devices and their networks. The company has two...
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Nokia Study: 89% of Telecom Operators Plan to Upgrade Their BSS
- By Sue Marek March 3, 2022
A new study from Nokia found that an overwhelming majority of telecom operators are considering upgrading their business support systems (BSS) so that they can create new services and charge customers for them. Currently, most telecom operators...
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Wavelo Focuses on Adding Flexibility to Telco Billing and OSS
- By Sue Marek February 15, 2022
There is a new player looking to shake up the telecom business support system (BSS)/operational support system (OSS) business. Tucows, which is the parent company of Ting Fiber and Ting Mobile, has launched Wavelo, a BSS/OSS software company with a...
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Frontier Communications Strives to Turn Around Its Customer Care Issues
- By Sue Marek January 20, 2022
Armed with a new management team and a new mission, Frontier Communications is trying to transform itself from a struggling landline telecom company into a fiber powerhouse with a whole new approach to customer service. The company, which...
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AT&T and Verizon Say C-band 5G is Critical to Keeping Customers Happy
- By Sue Marek January 12, 2022
There is an ongoing battle between US wireless operators Verizon Communications and AT&T and the aviation industry that is threatening to derail the wireless operators’ plans to expand their 5G services to more customers and compete...
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Cisco Is Taking CX to the Cloud
- By Sue Marek December 7, 2021
As telecom operators migrate from 4G networks to 5G networks and incorporate a more cloud-based networking model, there is more incentive for them to upgrade their CX systems. Because 5G networks are much more complex than 4G networks, having more...
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Telecom Providers See AI as the Secret Sauce for CX
- By Sue Marek November 15, 2021
Telecom operators around the world are laser-focused on upgrading their wireless networks from 4G to 5G so they can deliver faster network speeds with less delay and accommodate all types of new applications, from cloud gaming to streaming video....
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Verizon Offers Enterprises AI Tools to Streamline CX
- By Sue Marek October 14, 2021
Not only are telecom operators turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools to streamline their own customer care, but they are also offering AI-based tools to their business customers to help them enhance customer...
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COVID-19 Forces Telecom Operators to Adapt Their Customer Service Operations
- By Sue Marek September 20, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the speed at which telecom operators shifted toward online customer service tools and e-commerce retail sales. And even with telecom retail stores fully open across the country today, it is expected that consumers...
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