IDC: How AI is Reshaping Unified Communications

AI is transforming unified communications by significantly enhancing workflow management between customer-facing and back-office employees, streamlining data flow, and improving decision-making. By 2026, most enterprises will adopt AI-enabled cloud communication APIs to enhance personalized customer and employee engagement, driving better business outcomes. This shift is leading to increased operational expenditures, reflecting the broader move towards cloud-based digital engagement platforms. This broader trend is reflected in several key developments:
Key Takeaways:
- Conversational engagement apps leveraging AI and multiple communication channels are widely planned or in use.
- AI is automating simpler customer service tasks through chatbots, allowing human agents to focus on complex interactions.
- AI capabilities have become critical criteria in selecting cloud communication platform vendors.

 
    
        