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AI assistant empowering 10,000 technicians

Industry: Telecommunications

Technicians served: 10,000

Verizon turned to SurrealDB to build a generative AI assistant to support its 10,000 field technicians. With SurrealDB's unified data platform, technicians gain instant access to technical documentation, real-time outage updates, and troubleshooting workflows, significantly improving field operations.

Key challenges

Inefficient knowledge access

Field technicians struggled to access critical documentation and troubleshooting workflows, leading to delays in resolving issues.

Disparate data systems

Technical information was scattered across multiple platforms, making it difficult to retrieve up-to-date and relevant details.

Service downtime

Extended resolution times negatively impacted customers, resulting in lower satisfaction and increased churn rates.

Onboarding challenges

New technicians required months of training to familiarise themselves with the company's processes and systems.

Solutions

Generative AI integration

Built a generative AI assistant on SurrealDB's unified data platform, offering technicians instant access to documentation, outage updates, and workflows.

Unified data models

Combined relational, document, and graph data into a single platform, reducing the need to switch between multiple systems.

Real-time updates

Ensured technicians received real-time information on outages and service disruptions, allowing them to respond faster and more effectively.

Simplified training

Used AI-powered insights to provide personalised learning paths for new technicians, reducing onboarding time by 50%.

Results

Faster issue resolution

Average response times were reduced by 40%, leading to quicker service restorations and improved customer satisfaction.

Enhanced technician productivity

Technicians spent less time searching for information, enabling them to complete more jobs per day.

Reduced training costs

By automating knowledge-sharing, the company saved on training expenses while improving technician competency.

Higher customer retention

By automating knowledge-sharing, the company saved on training expenses while improving technician competency.

Why SurrealDB?

SurrealDB's ability to merge multiple data models into one platform enabled the telecom provider to build a powerful and responsive AI assistant while reducing development complexity.