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Smart Communications pursues trusted AI for customers

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Smart Communications helps organisations in regulated industries face down communication challenges every day.
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Infobip unveils AgentOS to power AI-first customer service

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Infobip launches AgentOS, an AI orchestration layer unifying customer data and channels so autonomous agents can manage and personalise service.
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Sinch unveils AI agent tools for customer engagement

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Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.
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Sinch & Lovable ally to embed comms in AI software

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Sinch partners with Lovable to embed global messaging, email and voice into its AI build platform, starting with Mailgun-powered email.
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Global telcos form London AI venture to fight spam calls

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Five global telecom operators launch London-based Syntelligence AI to build network-level tools tackling spam and scam calls worldwide.
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Philippine Airlines cuts waits with AI contact centre

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Philippine Airlines slashes call waits to under a minute with Twilio-powered AI, targeting a 'super AI agent' handling most queries by 2026.
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RingCentral taps OpenAI to power live AI voice calls

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RingCentral integrates OpenAI's GPT-5.2 to power live AI voice calls, launching new assistants to support customers and employees in real time.
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Infobip named top RCS for Business vendor by Juniper

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Infobip tops Juniper RCS for Business 2026 leaderboard, hailed as leading Established Leader on reach, innovation and operator ties.
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Infobip boosts WhatsApp marketing ROI with new API tools

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Infobip upgrades its WhatsApp Marketing Messages API with optimisation tools that lift delivery rates and boost ROI by over 60%.
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AudioCodes expands certified voice devices for Webex

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AudioCodes expands its Webex Calling-certified range with new 400HD desk phones and MediaPack gateways to ease cloud and analogue migration.
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8x8 sees AI customer interactions surge across voice, chat

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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8x8 buys Maven Lab to boost APAC CPaaS & messaging

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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8x8 buys Singapore-based Maven Lab to scale APAC CPaaS, folding Moobidesk into its CX platform for richer, multi-channel messaging.