Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 05 | Page 12

NEWS Euskaltel and Microsoft partner to digitally transform companies uskaltel and Microsoft have reached an agreement that gives the telecommunications operator a major role in the digital transformation of its corporate and institutional customers in the markets in which it operates. It will also help the group continue with its own internal digitisation process. E means that the Euskaltel Group (through Euskaltel in the Basque Country, R in Galicia and Telecable in Asturias) is set to become a benchmark for the application of these technologies, expanding its commercial offering for corporate (businesses, SMEs and large enterprises) and institutional customers. Under the agreement, Euskaltel and Microsoft will work together to identify innovative solutions based on cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, Big Data and the Internet of Things. This collaboration Euskaltel’s CEO, Francisco Arteche, expressed his satisfaction with the agreement and believed it “is strategic for us since it will allow us to continue leading the digital transformation of companies and institutions in our markets in the Basque Country, Galicia and Asturias, increasing their competitiveness and giving them all the potential of cutting-edge technology and an innovative and technological ecosystem.” Pilar López, President of Microsoft Ibérica, said: “This strategic alliance will allow us to work with the Euskaltel Group to identify scenarios for applying the most innovative technologies (including artificial intelligence, Big Data, machine learning and the Internet of Things) in the Group’s digital transformation and its offering to customers.” With this strategic agreement, Euskaltel aims to give its customers all the opportunities cloud computing has to offer to increase their competitiveness and make the most of a technological and innovative ecosystem. ////////////////// TechSee’s visual support enhances customer satisfaction at Orange Spain T echSee, the category leader in Intelligent Visual Support, has announced the completion of a successful partnership programme with Orange Spain, a leading telecom network operator in Spain. Orange Spain contracted with TechSee to meet the growing demand for its newly launched smart home and Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) services, as well as for its quadruple play services. The partnership demonstrated that the use of TechSee resulted in KPI improvements, including increased First Call Resolutions, reduced technician dispatches and improved customer satisfaction. With a significant drop in operational costs and high ROI, the carrier implemented TechSee into all four of their technical support call centres. TechSee’s visual support solution enables customers to use their smartphone camera to show the agent exactly what they see in their physical environment via a simple tap of a screen – no downloads, app installation 12 INTELLIGENTCIO or account login required. The agent can then virtually identify the problem and visually guide the customer using a suite of augmented reality tools, resulting in the prompt resolution of technical issues. With TechSee’s platform, Orange Spain’s agents were able to quickly identify and resolve a comprehensive list of technical issues. In addition, the installation and configuration activities that previously required a technician dispatch could now be performed by the agents, acting as virtual technicians. Uri Kesselman, TechSee’s VP Customer Success, said: “Using Techsee’s innovative visual support solution, Orange professionals are now able to resolve more technical issues on the first call, avoid technician visits where possible and deliver an optimal customer experience.” www.intelligentcio.com