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Healthcare trusts keep voice central despite digital shift
Unified Communications

Healthcare trusts keep voice central despite digital shift

Hospital patients still rely on phone lines for urgent care updates, leaving trusts wary of telephony changes as the PSTN switch-off looms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
NHS telephony faces hidden risks in PSTN switch-off
Unified Communications

NHS telephony faces hidden risks in PSTN switch-off

NHS telecoms overhaul exposes hidden legacy risks as PSTN retirement and pandemic pressures force trusts to confront fragile systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 8 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Why 'good enough' voice tools quietly cost businesses
Customer Relationship Management

Why 'good enough' voice tools quietly cost businesses

'Good enough' voice tools quietly drain time, frustrate staff and erode service, as hidden frictions multiply across calls, teams and offices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Alexa SmartLink brings UK numbers to managed devices
Unified Communications

Alexa SmartLink brings UK numbers to managed devices

Britannic and Vocala launch NetX SmartLink to give fleet-managed Alexa devices dedicated UK numbers and fully two-way calling.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
From Bell's first call to AI: a new tech revolution
Unified Communications

From Bell's first call to AI: a new tech revolution

Marking 150 years since Bell's first call, UK tech leaders say AI is sparking a communications revolution to rival the telephone and internet.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
8x8 & KCOM partner on UK public sector CX platform
Unified Communications

8x8 & KCOM partner on UK public sector CX platform

8x8 and KCOM join forces to deliver a UK public sector-focused cloud CX platform, uniting network, contact centre, voice and AI services.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026

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Vapi raises USD $50 million as calls pass 1 billion
Digital Transformation

Vapi raises USD $50 million as calls pass 1 billion

The funding will help Vapi scale its voice AI platform as enterprise demand surges and more than 1 billion calls flow through its agents.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
RingCentral expands AI receptionist to SMS & WhatsApp
Unified Communications

RingCentral expands AI receptionist to SMS & WhatsApp

The update could help smaller firms handle more customer enquiries without adding staff, as RingCentral adds SMS, WhatsApp and queue support.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Twilio launches embeddable Flex contact centre for apps
Unified Communications

Twilio launches embeddable Flex contact centre for apps

Businesses can now embed contact centre functions into apps as Twilio adds a Flex SDK, Salesforce Voice integration and new pricing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
8x8 launches AI Studio for customer experience agents
Software-as-a-Service

8x8 launches AI Studio for customer experience agents

Businesses can now build AI agents without specialist developers, as 8x8 rolls out early access to its Studio on the customer experience platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Hexaware unveils Agentverse AI platform for enterprises
Unified Communications

Hexaware unveils Agentverse AI platform for enterprises

Hexaware launches Agentverse, a governed AI agent platform with 600+ prebuilt agents to scale automation across enterprise operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Sinch unveils Voice Relay to power AI-driven calls
Unified Communications

Sinch unveils Voice Relay to power AI-driven calls

Sinch launches Voice Relay, linking text-based AI agents to live calls to streamline customer support on its expanded global voice network.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Salesforce unveils Agentforce AI-powered contact centre
Customer Relationship Management

Salesforce unveils Agentforce AI-powered contact centre

Salesforce debuts Agentforce Contact Centre, unifying AI agents, voice, digital channels and CRM data to simplify customer service operations.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Sinch unveils AI agent tools for customer engagement
Unified Communications

Sinch unveils AI agent tools for customer engagement

Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Hands-on review: Edifier NeoBuds Pro 3
Digital Entertainment

Hands-on review: Edifier NeoBuds Pro 3

Edifier NeoBuds Pro 3 deliver impressive ANC, comfort and crisp audio, though simplistic touch controls and lack of earbud volume may irk.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Genspark expands AI call agent globally with Twilio
Customer Experience

Genspark expands AI call agent globally with Twilio

Genspark rolls out its AI call agent to over 40 countries using Twilio voice tech, handling bookings, support and multilingual calls at scale.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Ian Groves secures second GTIA council term for UK
Digital Transformation

Ian Groves secures second GTIA council term for UK

Start Tech leader Ian Groves wins second three-year term on GTIA's UK and Ireland Executive Council, strengthening his role in the IT channel.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026

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