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WebRTC, combined with the right data and context from the web site, can dramatically improve first call resolution, increasing positive outcomes.

Phil Edholm

May 16, 2014

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WebRTC, combined with the right data and context from the web site, can dramatically improve first call resolution, increasing positive outcomes.

WebRTC opens a new way for communications to be delivered, through the webification of communications. WebRTC has started with enabling popular browsers like Chrome and Firefox to have a built-in media engine capable of voice, video or data. With WebRTC, any enabled device can have a rich media experience through simple web programming and web servers. With WebRTC, any of the 40 million web servers can now be a communications host.

While WebRTC has the potential to change much of what we think communications is, one area of huge impact is customer service and interaction. With 70-90% of contact center interaction preceded by a web site visit, the capability to integrate interactions closely with the web will open the door to superior service, satisfaction, and loyalty. But it will also open the door to significant savings.

Next Wednesday, I will be doing an Enterprise Connect webinar about how WebRTC can change your customer service solutions. I will talk about what WebRTC is and how it can be integrated with the web site. The session will cover how WebRTC, combined with the right data and context from the web site, can dramatically improve first call resolution, increasing positive outcomes. The session will talk about how WebRTC can be used to enhance the self-service capabilities of your web site, potentially reducing agent traffic.

WebRTC is poised to change the customer interaction environment. This webinar will introduce the concepts so you can understand whether WebRTC is right for you and your customers.

About the Author

Phil Edholm

Phil Edholm is the President and Founder of PKE Consulting, which consults to end users and vendors in the communications and networking markets to deliver the value of the integration of information and interaction.

Phil has over 30 years' experience in creating innovation and transformation in networking and communications. Prior to founding PKE , he was Vice President of Technology Strategy and Innovation for Avaya. In this role, he was responsible for defining vision and strategic technology and the integration of the Nortel product portfolio into Avaya. He was responsible for portfolio architecture, standards activities, and User Experience. Prior to Avaya, he was CTO/CSO for the Nortel Enterprise business for 9 years. At Nortel, he led the development of VoIP solutions and multimedia communications as well as IP transport technology. His background includes extensive LAN and data communications experience, including 13 years with Silicon Valley start-ups.

Phil is recognized as an industry leader and visionary. In 2007, he was recognized by Frost and Sullivan with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Growth, Innovation and Leadership in Telecommunications. Phil is a widely sought speaker and has been in the VoiceCon/Enterprise Connect Great Debate three times. He has been recognized by the IEEE as the originator of "Edholm's Law of Bandwidth" as published in July 2004 IEEE Spectrum magazine and as one of the "Top 100 Voices of IP Communications" by Internet Telephony magazine. Phil was a member of the IEEE 802.3 standards committee, developed the first multi-protocol network interfaces, and was a founder of the Frame Relay Forum. Phil has 13 patents and holds a BSME/EE from Kettering University.