From Fragmentation to Flow: Redefining Telecom Customer Engagement - GDS Group

From Fragmentation to Flow: Redefining Telecom Customer Engagement

ROUNDTABLE
23 April 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am EST

From fragmentation to flow: unifying telecom customer engagement across systems, data and AI to deliver seamless proactive experiences at scale

As network expansion accelerates and competition intensifies across fiber, wireless, satellite, and legacy infrastructure, telecom providers are under pressure to deliver faster, more personalized customer experiences, without increasing complexity. Yet fragmented systems and disconnected BSS and OSS environments continue to create friction across the customer lifecycle, from sales to activation and support, often resulting in issues such as incorrect billing, delayed provisioning, or services not matching what was sold. At the same time, rising expectations and AI-driven engagement are redefining what “good” looks like, exposing gaps between customer demand and operational reality.

Leading organizations are responding by connecting customer-facing experiences with operational systems, breaking down silos, and embedding AI to enable more proactive, real-time engagement. By aligning data, workflows, and decisioning across the lifecycle, they can reduce churn, deliver more relevant offers, and improve efficiency, without adding overhead.

Join NTT DATA and a select group of your peers as we explore how to unify customer and operational systems, where AI is driving measurable impact today, and how to enable more proactive, personalized engagement at scale. Attendees will leave with strategies to reduce friction, strengthen customer relationships, and operationalize experience-led growth.

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Speakers

Jeremy Schafer

North America Enterprise GTM Lead
is North America Enterprise GTM Lead for Salesforce Services at NTT DATA, where he shapes go-to-market find out more

Craig McDonnell

Senior Strategic Sales Executive
Craig McDonnell is a Senior Strategic Sales Executive at NTT DATA, focused on driving growth and find out more

Discussion Topics

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From fragmentation to lifecycle management

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Proactive engagement & the fight against silent churn

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Scaling modern engagement with AI & operational discipline

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