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Market Brief

2026-10-24
Top story

Conversational AI vendor Omilia is relaunching in Latin America, with local executives telling Mobile Time they aim for category leadership in the region within three years, following a failed 2020 launch attempt and after consolidating positions in Europe and the US.

Competitor moves

Brazilian court approves judicial recovery plan for Oi's call-center subsidiary Tahto

Tahto remains in recovery for two years; the court authorized the sale of a production unit (UPI) and waived pending tax-compliance certificates for a 90-day period.

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Competitor products

Golden State Warriors Name RingCentral Official Agentic AI Powered Voice Platform for Fan Engagement

// // Decade-long partnership expands to Agentic AI Powered Voice Platform for the fan experience SAN FRANCISCO & BELMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RingCentral, Inc.

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AI & Automation

AI reshapes day-to-day customer-service work as routine tasks shift to automation, CNBC reports

Workers say AI errors can create extra work; employers are shifting performance measures toward customer outcomes and judgment rather than speed.

Contact center AI vendors oversell automation's reach, ICMI co-founder warns

Brad Cleveland frames the core decision facing contact centers as whether AI acts as a 'concierge' or a 'bouncer' for customer inquiries.

TechTarget · Read the original

Omilia returns to Latin America, targets category leadership within three years

Executives say LatAm has become the company's tier-one market after consolidating positions in Europe and the US, following an unsuccessful 2020 virtual-assistant launch there.

Mobile Time · Read the original

Brazilian conversational AI shifts from chatbots to resolution-focused agents, analysis finds

Piece argues customers now expect simple, contextualized, secure resolution rather than navigating automated flows, pushing companies beyond legacy chatbot deployments.

TI Inside · Read the original

Aurora Mobile launches Agent Email, letting AI agents receive and answer customer replies at scale

Feature keeps replies threaded in Gmail and Outlook, grounds answers in a company's private knowledge base, and writes intent signals back into CRM.

MarTech Series · Read the original

GM adds AI assistant to OnStar as part of connected-car service overhaul

The OnStar AI Assistant debuts in the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq EV before rolling out to more GM vehicles.

TechCrunch · Read the original

UCaaS

Matrix-based messaging gains ground in Europe's public sector as an alternative to Teams

Projects at the European Commission and Swedish government agencies show open, interoperable messaging coexisting with, rather than replacing, established platforms like Teams.

Computerworld · Read the original

CCaaS

Ânima transforma projeto de IA parado há meses em solução desenvolvida em duas semanas

Um projeto de inteligência artificial que não avançava após meses de tentativas com fornecedores de tecnologia encontrou uma solução dentro da própria Ânima Educação.

TI Inside · Read the original

M&A & Funding

Dayforce to acquire Ribbon AI to advance agentic recruiting

Ribbon's conversational voice and video AI will be used to screen job candidates faster and reduce recruiting costs; financial terms were not disclosed.

Financial Post · Read the original

Channel & MSP

AI Is Expanding The Attack Surface: 6 Security Lessons For MSPs

'AI doesn't create risk. We all know that, but it certainly makes the existing exposure you've got much easier to find, much easier to exploit, and we also know the speed in which AI can do all of this.

Telecom & Regulatory

Peru's Osiptel outlines compensation rights for telephony and internet service interruptions

The regulator sets conditions, calculation method and maximum payment deadlines operators must meet for urban mobile and internet outages attributable to carriers.

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Peru lawmakers propose up to 5 years in prison for mobile executives who fail to block lines used in crimes

Bill No. 163-2026-2031-CD targets executives at mobile operators who don't block phones used in extortion and contract killings; industry groups have objected.

infobae · Read the original

Comp watch

UCaaSFri close: RingCentral $83.39 (+5.00%), 8x8 $2.13 (+2.90%), Zoom $95.77 (-0.45%)
CCaaSFri close: Five9 $37.61 (+7.15%), NICE $121.18 (+3.44%)
PlatformFri close: Twilio $261.79 (+3.22%), Cisco $106.50 (+1.53%), Microsoft $524.51 (+0.66%)
IDTFri close: IDT Corporation $82.47 (-1.46%)
IndexFri close: Nasdaq 25,955.34 (-0.21%)
MoversUS markets closed for the weekend — figures reflect Friday's close. Notable movers: Five9 +7.2%, RingCentral +5.0%, NICE +3.4%, Twilio +3.2%

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