Industry

AI for IoT & telecoms

AI for IoT and telecommunications provides support and onboarding that scale with your device fleet rather than your headcount.

Overview

The financial aspects of connected devices

AI for IoT and telecommunications applies machine learning to handle large volumes of data from devices, connectivity, and support systems. This enables companies to expand their operations according to fleet size rather than employee count. Typical applications involve automating support and onboarding, detecting anomalies in telemetry data, and converting complex machine data into actionable information. These processes operate within a governed framework.

IoT and telecommunications companies depend on high volume. They handle tens of thousands of customers and millions of devices. Profit margins stay sustainable only when the cost of serving each customer stays very low. Entering new markets adds more languages, raises customer expectations, and expands support requirements. The financial reality is that if support costs rise at the same pace as device numbers, growth will erase the profit margin.

The raw material to address this already exists within your business. It includes connectivity data, device telemetry, developer documentation, and years of answered tickets. Most of it remains static or noisy, and no one fully trusts it enough to automate on top of it. That is where we begin. AI is only as good as its data core, so we construct a governed foundation beneath the noise before placing an assistant or agent near a customer.

If you manage this correctly, the long tail will cease to be a financial burden.

What you get

What you get

Support at fleet scale

Provide answers to customer and developer questions by using your certified documentation. This service runs continuously and does not need additional support staff.

Onboarding without tickets

Developers and prospective customers locate clear answers in your documentation before opening a support ticket. This process cuts most of your support volume without direct intervention.

Multilingual from day one

One assistant serves each market in its native language. These assistants are built for local expectations rather than being translated afterwards.

Telemetry made reliable

We clean, structure, and govern large volumes of machine and connectivity data. This process guarantees that the information used by the AI is reliable.

Knowledge gaps closed weekly

We log and analyse each question the assistant cannot answer. We then incorporate this information into the knowledge base. The system improves on a regular schedule.

Insight beyond support

Customer questions serve as a source of information. Product, marketing, and operations teams can examine these questions to spot unmet needs and emerging themes.

Proof

Proof it works

60%
of queries handled to a human-equivalent standard, first test at 1NCE

We're a truly digital business. And our customers come from more than 100 different countries across the world. We can't possibly provide the level of high-touch service to everyone but at the same time, we want to deliver a consistent experience.

Jan Sulaiman, VP Global Solutions at 1NCE
Read the 1NCE case study
Method

How we deliver

  1. Identify the commercial pressure point

    We start with the operation rather than the technology. We locate where support costs, churn, or onboarding friction happen and assess the financial value of eliminating those issues.

  2. Build the data foundation

    We assess your documentation, telemetry, and systems for reliability. We then organise and manage these assets to create a stable foundation for AI. We do not skip this part of the process.

  3. Select your first use case

    We choose projects based on financial impact and feasibility instead of novelty. One effective use case is more valuable than five pilot programs.

  4. Build and integrate

    The solution integrates into your real channels: developer hub, customer portal, support workflow. That could be a conversational platform your customers use, or automation and agents operating behind the scenes.

  5. Test against real tickets

    We test the assistant with past customer queries before release. This process ensures that the launch decision is based on performance data.

  6. Improve on a schedule

    We log and review unanswered questions weekly. We then update the knowledge base to add the missing information.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is AI for IoT?

AI for IoT applies machine learning to the device and connectivity data generated by IoT or telecommunications companies. This technology automates support and onboarding processes and detects anomalies in telemetry. It creates a governed data foundation to make large volumes of machine data practical for business use.

Our telemetry and machine data are noisy. Is that a blocker?

This serves as the standard starting point. High-volume device data tends to be messy. We carry out foundational work to structure and govern this information. We also define AI features based on what the data can actually support rather than what a demonstration might simulate.

Do we need to replace our current platforms?

No. Your connectivity platforms, CRMs, and support systems stay in place. We build on these tools and integrate into the workflows your teams currently use.

What is your process for managing customers across different languages and regions?

Multilingual support is designed from the start rather than added later. For 1NCE we delivered the assistant in English and Portuguese, tuned to each market's expectations.

How does the AI respond when it cannot answer a question?

The system gives this response and submits the question. We review unanswered queries and add the missing information to the database. This process ensures the knowledge base stays complete and does not rely on assumptions.

Will this project happen only once, or will it become a permanent capability?

This system works best as a capability. Much of the value comes from the weekly improvement cycle, so we provide support for the system after the initial launch.

If your customer base is growing faster than your support team, you should determine whether your documentation and data can handle more of the workload. Most data sets can perform this function once they are properly organised. Talk to us and we will provide a direct assessment of your data and describe how a first working use case would function.

Start at your core.

Tell us where your data is today and what you want AI to do. We'll come back with a straight answer on what your foundation needs and where the quickest real win is.

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