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Market Brief

2026-09-25
Top story

Yeastar launched NovoOne, an AI-native, carrier-grade multi-tenant communications platform designed for MSPs, ITSPs, telecom resellers and carriers to manage large, growing user bases from a single deployment.

Competitor moves

Claro empresas Deploys Cloud and AI Management Platform at Brazil's TCU (Federal Audit Court)

The platform lets TCU manage AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle workloads from one system and supports Chat TCU, an AI assistant built on 19 language models.

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Competitor products

RingCentral Launches Empower, a New Wholesale Model for Its North American Partner Program

Empower gives MSPs, VARs and systems integrators that fully own the customer relationship a customized wholesale channel option.

RingCentral Blog · Read the original

AI & Automation

Twenty Minutes With the CEO of ElevenLabs, Now Reportedly Valued at $22 Billion

Klarna runs first-line phone support for 35 million U.S. customers on ElevenLabs' voice AI, alongside Deutsche Telekom, Cisco and Adobe.

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800.com's AI Receptionist Now Books Calendly Appointments During Live Calls

800 AI Agents check live Calendly availability and book callers automatically when business teams can't answer; the feature is available on all 800.com plans with AI Agents enabled.

MarTech Series · Read the original

UCaaS

Yeastar Launches NovoOne, an AI-native Multi-tenant Communications Platform for Service Providers

The Kubernetes-native, carrier-grade platform gives MSPs, ITSPs and carriers hard per-tenant isolation while managing unlimited users and tenants from a single deployment.

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Eventide Communications Launches ImpactCX Recording and Intelligence Platform

The platform delivers 100% interaction capture, automated quality management and AI-powered conversation intelligence across UCaaS and CCaaS environments.

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Lightcurve Launches Hosted Voice Solution to Power Business Communications

The cloud-based phone system, from Washington-state local ISP Lightcurve, is built to replace on-site PBX equipment with a flexible, subscription-based platform.

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CCaaS

Glia Introduces GRM and Glia Branch

GRM is a built-in AI CRM that unifies voice, digital and core banking data into a single source of truth, while Glia Branch extends the platform onto physical bank branch floors.

CRM Magazine · Read the original

TTEC Launches New Automotive Customer Experience Programme in Cairo

The new Egypt operation supports a seven-year strategic collaboration with Volkswagen Group UK Ltd and expands TTEC's automotive CX capabilities.

MarTech Series · Read the original

M&A & Funding

Messaging Firm Bird Raises $450 Million in JPMorgan-Backed Debt

The financing comprises a $400 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility, with Capital One among other backers, as Bird seeks to return cash to investors and employees.

Bloomberg Business · Read the original

Channel & MSP

Exclusive: Verizon's New Channel Chief Wants To 'Be In Attack Mode' And Win Share

Three weeks into the role, John Constantino is prioritizing partner profitability through cross-portfolio selling across AI, SMBs and a rebounding wireline business.

Telecom & Regulatory

Anatel Consults Legal Department on Fust and Funtel Treatment Under Tax Reform

The agency is awaiting a legal opinion on how the telecom sector funds will be treated and has offered to act as a bridge between telcos and tax authorities.

Telesíntese · Read the original

FCC Targets Unwanted Calls and Texts

The FCC released a step-by-step consumer guide to help identify and avoid illegal robocalls.

Light Reading · Read the original

Number Portability Tops 436,000 Carrier Switches in Panama Through August

ASEP data show an average of 54,590 monthly portings between January and August 2026, while a bid to add a third mobile carrier drew no qualifying proposals.

infobae · Read the original

Anatel Tests API to Centralize Blocking Orders Sent to Providers

The pilot project aims to create a single repository ISPs can query, replacing the current flow of blocking orders sent to providers by email.

Telesíntese · Read the original

Comp watch

UCaaSRingCentral: $79.82 (+0.74%); 8x8: $2.28 (-0.44%); Zoom: $90.35 (-1.69%)
CCaaSFive9: $36.66 (-2.71%); NICE: $113.63 (-3.53%)
PlatformTwilio: $299.66 (+3.08%); Cisco: $106.97 (+0.51%); Microsoft: $497.93 (-0.53%)
IDTIDT Corporation: $67.75 (-0.18%)
IndexNasdaq: 26,939.37 (+0.01%)
MoversNICE -3.5%, Twilio +3.1%

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