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Stable call centre KPIs mask growing customer anger
Unified Communications

Stable call centre KPIs mask growing customer anger

UK contact centres keep KPIs steady, but MaxContact warns a growing perception gap as frustrated customers switch providers in droves.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
UK airlines turn to agentic AI & WhatsApp to cut queues
Customer Relationship Management

UK airlines turn to agentic AI & WhatsApp to cut queues

UK airlines are deploying agentic AI and WhatsApp chatbots to cut airport queues, ease staff strain and manage growing border disruption.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Smart Communications rolls out governance-first AI tools
Digital Transformation

Smart Communications rolls out governance-first AI tools

Smart Communications launches governance-first AI tools in Conversation Cloud, targeting regulated sectors moving from pilots to production.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
A CX Measurement Gap That Has Been Circling for Years
Customer Experience

A CX Measurement Gap That Has Been Circling for Years

CX leaders are drowning in data yet missing early friction, as outdated metrics fail to reveal hidden effort across complex journeys.

By Jeff Blair • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026

Global Stories

Self-service stories

Gamma champions quick CX wins to cut friction & risk
Unified Communications

Gamma champions quick CX wins to cut friction & risk

Gamma is urging organisations to prioritise quick CX wins, reducing customer friction and risk while building momentum for longer-term change.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 9 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Workday unveils Sana, an AI hub for HR, finance & apps
Digital Transformation

Workday unveils Sana, an AI hub for HR, finance & apps

Workday launches Sana, a conversational AI hub to search, act and automate workflows across its HR, finance tools and third-party apps.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Gamma urges diagnosis-led rethink of customer experience
EduTech

Gamma urges diagnosis-led rethink of customer experience

Gamma is urging organisations to treat missed calls and long queues as symptoms of deeper CX flaws in systems, processes and culture.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Tap into the future: How the University of Sydney transformed campus life with digital ID
EduTech

Tap into the future: How the University of Sydney transformed campus life with digital ID

University of Sydney swaps ageing plastic cards for tap-and-go digital IDs, transforming access, security and sustainability across campus.

By Gallagher Security • 6 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales
Digital Transformation

How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales

As AI reshapes insurance, automation could free women from routine tasks and open faster routes into higher-skilled, better-paid roles.

By Laura Drabik • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
AI-era contact centres become strategic CX data hubs
Customer Relationship Management

AI-era contact centres become strategic CX data hubs

In 2026, AI turns the contact centre from a cost to a real-time intelligence engine, transforming CX into core competitive advantage.

By Martyn Riddle • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Zoom unveils Virtual Agent 3.0 for complex CX tasks
Unified Communications

Zoom unveils Virtual Agent 3.0 for complex CX tasks

Zoom launches Virtual Agent 3.0 to automate complex, end-to-end customer journeys, promising higher first-contact resolution and transparency.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Beyond technology: How leadership drives contact centre performance
Unified Communications

Beyond technology: How leadership drives contact centre performance

Amid rising AI and automation in contact centres, new research finds leadership, empathy and agent support now outmuscle technology alone.

By Ed Creasey • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
NiCE report shows agentic AI transforming contact centres
Unified Communications

NiCE report shows agentic AI transforming contact centres

Agentic AI in live contact centres is slashing rollout times, lifting self-service above 80% and boosting customer satisfaction by up to 20%.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Smart Communications debuts AI tools for compliance-led CX
Document Management

Smart Communications debuts AI tools for compliance-led CX

Smart Communications launches AI-powered tools to help regulated firms modernise customer communications, data capture and archiving at scale.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Self-service stories

Chaty links AI voice receptionist with ROLLER bookings
Digital Transformation

Chaty links AI voice receptionist with ROLLER bookings

Chaty links its AI voice receptionist to ROLLER, letting attractions take bookings, payments and manage calls automatically around the clock.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Philippine Airlines cuts waits with AI contact centre
Unified Communications

Philippine Airlines cuts waits with AI contact centre

Philippine Airlines slashes call waits to under a minute with Twilio-powered AI, targeting a 'super AI agent' handling most queries by 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
8x8 adds AI tools to contact centre and WhatsApp CX
Unified Communications

8x8 adds AI tools to contact centre and WhatsApp CX

8x8 rolls out AI-powered customer view, workforce tools and richer WhatsApp flows to cut contact centre handling times and boost planning.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026