Optimum and Google Cloud announced an expanded collaboration to build an intelligent and personalized customer experience across web interactions, mobile apps, call centers, and in-person kiosks. Optimum will use Google Cloud’s generative AI (gen AI) technology – including Google’s Customer Engagement Suite, Vertex AI platform and Gemini models – to improve customer service and ultimately build stronger, more personal relationships with customers. This multi-year agreement marks a significant step in Optimum’s commitment to providing cutting-edge, AI-driven solutions that enhance customer interactions and satisfaction.
Optimum is building human-centered tools with Google Cloud’s gen AI technology and Optimum’s virtual AI agent, AVA, that will function as an intelligent AI partner for customer service representatives, delivering optimal guidance and relevant offers. These tools are already helping deliver faster resolution times, handling more than 50 percent of customer inquiries today. These new tools are expected to improve customer interactions and make the job easier for employees by:
- Providing helpful and personalized support: Google Cloud’s gen AI will help Optimum anticipate customer needs by automatically creating and updating an intelligent knowledge base. This will give customer service representatives contextually relevant insights in real-time, so they can provide customers with useful answers even before they ask.
- Making interactions more understanding: With real-time AI-powered sentiment analysis, Optimum can ensure that customer interactions with AI agents are empathetic, understanding, and responding correctly to how customers are feeling.
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“Optimum is committed to delivering the best possible experience for our customers, and our expanded and deepened partnership with Google Cloud is a testament to that mission,” said Keith Bowen, president of Business Services, News & Advertising, Optimum. “By leveraging Google Cloud’s AI technology, we are not only improving efficiency but also fostering deeper, more meaningful customer relationships, while simplifying how our teammates serve our customers. We’re excited about where this partnership can take us in our journey to be the connectivity provider of choice for consumers and businesses in every community that we serve.”
“Customer service is one of the most critical differentiators for telecommunications companies today,” said Oliver Parker, vice president, Global Generative AI GTM, Google Cloud. “By using our AI-powered solutions, Optimum is ensuring that its customers receive the support they need, when and where they need it, making interactions more intuitive, and ultimately, more satisfying. We’re pleased to help Optimum continue to build upon its incredible customer experience.”
SOURCE: Businesswire