ChannelLife India - Industry insider news for technology resellers
India

Customer service Stories - Page 28

Global Stories

Customer service stories

Retailers turn to AI to meet demand & secure Black Friday sales
Multi-factor authentication

Retailers turn to AI to meet demand & secure Black Friday sales

Retailers are turning to AI and unified tech to meet soaring Black Friday demand, enhancing customer service and boosting cybersecurity amid rising cyber threats.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Luware unveils AI-powered Nimbus Companion for Teams support
Unified Communications

Luware unveils AI-powered Nimbus Companion for Teams support

Luware launches Nimbus Companion, an AI orchestration tool within Microsoft Teams that supports human agents during complex customer interactions.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Contact centre agent burnout costs top AUD $20 million yearly
Unified Communications

Contact centre agent burnout costs top AUD $20 million yearly

Contact centre agent burnout costs Australian firms over AUD $20 million annually, driven by high turnover and costly operational challenges.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Hungry Jack's boosts digital agility with Azure cloud upgrade
Digital Transformation

Hungry Jack's boosts digital agility with Azure cloud upgrade

Hungry Jack's has upgraded its digital systems by migrating to Microsoft Azure with Rackspace Technology, boosting scalability and customer service agility across Australia.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Driving outstanding customer experience with customer centricity and supportive technology
Data Analytics

Driving outstanding customer experience with customer centricity and supportive technology

Businesses must blend human interaction with digital innovation to deliver personalised, customer-first experiences that build trust and simplify processes.

By Andrew Borthwick • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Customer service stories

CPaaS set to surpass contact centres as data & RCS evolve
Unified Communications

CPaaS set to surpass contact centres as data & RCS evolve

By 2026, CPaaS may surpass traditional contact centres as RCS adoption and AI drive automated, interactive customer engagement experiences.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Trixie partners with 3P Logistics to boost UK market growth
Supply Chain

Trixie partners with 3P Logistics to boost UK market growth

Trixie Pet Products partners with 3P Logistics for UK fulfilment to boost growth, reduce costs and enhance delivery across all sales channels.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Goodbye Bots, Hello Conversations: How GenAI is Transforming Telco Customer Service
Digital Transformation

Goodbye Bots, Hello Conversations: How GenAI is Transforming Telco Customer Service

GenAI is revolutionising telco customer service by replacing rigid bots with natural conversations, enhancing personalisation and speeding up support resolution.

By Amir Mehmood • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Financial firms turn to autonomous AI to boost growth & efficiency
Fintech

Financial firms turn to autonomous AI to boost growth & efficiency

Financial firms are deploying autonomous AI to fully automate routine tasks, boosting operational efficiency and focusing human effort on growth-driving work.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
What 2026 will demand from AI, CX, and payments, according to the people testing it
DevOps

What 2026 will demand from AI, CX, and payments, according to the people testing it

In 2026, firms must prioritise human-in-the-loop AI oversight, robust testing, and seamless payments to maintain trust and global customer satisfaction.

By Summer Weisberg • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Boost Mobile slashes SIM & phone prices for Black Friday sale
Customer service

Boost Mobile slashes SIM & phone prices for Black Friday sale

Boost Mobile cuts prepaid SIM and refurbished phone prices up to 74% and 15% respectively in Black Friday deals across Australia.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Yarra City Council upgrades IT to manage AUD $2 billion assets
Document Management

Yarra City Council upgrades IT to manage AUD $2 billion assets

Yarra City Council partners with TechnologyOne to upgrade IT, enhancing management of AUD $2 billion assets and speeding up customer service delivery.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Babeltext aims to bring accessible AI to billions via messaging
Customer Experience

Babeltext aims to bring accessible AI to billions via messaging

Sydney-based Babeltext is expanding AI access to over 6.9 billion mobile users by enabling seamless, multilingual interactions via messaging apps and basic phones.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Australian retailers lead in customer service as eyewear excels
Customer Experience

Australian retailers lead in customer service as eyewear excels

Australian eyewear retailers Specsavers and OPSM top customer service rankings, while Bendigo Bank leads non-retail brands in KPMG's CX excellence study.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise launches API platform for partners
Unified Communications

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise launches API platform for partners

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise unveils ALE API Sphere, a platform giving partners secure, real-time access to product data and services for enhanced collaboration.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Tech and AI won't kill sales - but it's changing the game beyond recognition
Customer Relationship Management

Tech and AI won't kill sales - but it's changing the game beyond recognition

Technology is transforming sales with data and automation, but human insight remains vital for building trust and closing deals in a changing landscape.

By Nick Coward • 5 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
eight launches 10Gbps home internet in Singapore for SGD $28.80
Network Infrastructure

eight launches 10Gbps home internet in Singapore for SGD $28.80

eight Telecom launches eight Home Internet in Singapore, offering up to 10Gbps fibre broadband for SGD $28.80 monthly with no contracts and BYOR option.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
AI to handle 60 per cent of Australian customer queries by 2027
Data Protection

AI to handle 60 per cent of Australian customer queries by 2027

AI is set to handle 60% of Australian customer queries by 2027, up from 31%, transforming service operations and boosting business efficiency.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025