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8x8 sees AI customer interactions surge across voice, chat

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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8x8 reports triple-digit growth in AI voice and messaging for CX, as contact centres scale automation beyond pilots across channels.
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Telna unveils USD $100m fund for travel eSIM growth

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Telna launches a USD $100m fund to back travel eSIM apps, MVNOs and Super Apps, aiming to speed global growth in digital roaming services.
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Genspark expands AI call agent globally with Twilio

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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Genspark rolls out its AI call agent to over 40 countries using Twilio voice tech, handling bookings, support and multilingual calls at scale.
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Delivery Hero cuts rider escalations with Twilio voice

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Delivery Hero uses Twilio automated voice calls to cut rider contact by 25%, slash escalations over 60% and lift last-mile answer rates.
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8x8 extends Secure Pay for global digital payments

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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8x8 expands Secure Pay globally, unifying compliant digital payments and AI-led outreach across its customer experience platform.
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Infobip refreshes leadership team with four promotions

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Infobip promotes four long-serving executives to refreshed leadership roles, adding a Chief Innovation Officer and elevating alliances to the Board.
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Infobip named Frost CPaaS growth & innovation leader

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Infobip named a growth and innovation leader in Frost & Sullivan's latest CPaaS report, praised for cross-channel AI-driven communications.
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RingQ & Snom forge global cloud telephony partnership

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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RingQ and Snom have sealed a global cloud telephony partnership to streamline IP phone provisioning and unified communications for businesses.
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Enreach & Cataleya launch APAC white-label UCaaS push

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Enreach and Cataleya team up to launch a white-label UCaaS platform for APAC service providers, targeting booming cloud comms demand.
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AI reshapes loyalty, super apps & customer engagement

Tue, 30th Dec 2025
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AI is transforming loyalty from points to real-time, personalised journeys as super apps and agentic engagement engines rapidly take hold.
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Exclusive: Paul Pan says ALE's Rainbow Hub redefines UCC

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Alcatel-Lucent unveils Rainbow Hub, an integration-led cloud platform linking UCC with workflows, IoT and vertical services for partners.
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Infobip sees Black Friday rich messaging volumes surge

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Infobip logs 12.2 billion Cyber Week interactions as retailers drive a 277% Black Friday surge in rich messaging such as RCS and WhatsApp.
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Access4 announces top partners at 2025 Gold Coast conference

Mon, 8th Sep 2025
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Access4 celebrated its top channel partners at the largest Annual Conference in Gold Coast, recognising leaders in cloud communications across ANZ and the UK.
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Andrew Crawford joins Digital Island as General Manager of Business Development

Mon, 1st Sep 2025
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Andrew Crawford joins Digital Island as General Manager of Business Development to drive growth and AI-enabled customer solutions from September 2025.
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Infobip named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPaaS

Wed, 30th Jul 2025
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Infobip is named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for CPaaS, topping Completeness of Vision for the first time in its third consecutive year.
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Sinch appoints Angus Mansfield to lead APAC channel sales growth

Wed, 11th Jun 2025
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Sinch has named Angus Mansfield as Vice President of Channel Sales for APAC, aiming to expand partnerships and boost growth in the region's booming customer communications market.
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RingCentral unveils flexible pay-per-organiser model for events

Thu, 8th May 2025
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RingCentral wins Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Award and rolls out pay-per-organiser pricing for its Events platform.
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8x8 unveils new AI tools, RCS messaging & digital wallet pay

Mon, 5th May 2025
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8x8 enhances its Customer Experience platform with AI tools, RCS messaging, and digital wallet payments for improved, personalised user interactions.
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Twilio finds RCS adoption rising among mobile industry pros

Wed, 16th Apr 2025
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Research from Twilio reveals that nearly half of mobile professionals have adopted Rich Communication Services, with 60% citing its positive impact on customer communications.
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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise unveils new AI chatbot ALIE

Thu, 3rd Apr 2025
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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has unveiled ALIE, a generative AI chatbot designed to boost efficiency for channel partners and employees, significantly reducing support calls by 50%.