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Implementing CRBT using ISDN PRI links

by Uttam Pegu on February 4, 2010

Caller Ring Back Tone or CRBT has become major revenue earner for both teleom companies as well as value added service providers. Not to mention, music companies. Though, I personally prefer the “good old” ring back tone to the latest music number, but many people have been using it on their cell phone, or even [...]

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Voice Mail System and Answering Machine

by Uttam Pegu on October 30, 2009

What is a Voice Mail System (VMS) and a Answering Machine ?
Voice mail system can be thought as a message box for phone user to store voice messages and retrieve it through telephone. User can divert all his calls to his voice mail system when he wishes so.
Main difference between answer machine [...]

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Integrating CTI board with Telecom switch or EPABX

by Uttam Pegu on October 12, 2009

Most probably, the most dreaded and time consuming part of deployment of IVR system is the integration of CTI board with the telecom switch or EPABX. And if EPABX or switch is of lower end or from smaller EPABX manufacturer ( there are few in India), it may become really a nightmare for IVRS [...]

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Problems in Analog CTI boards

by Uttam Pegu on July 15, 2009

I think, analog CTI boards most problematic to configure other than simple incoming or inbound IVR Software. They are dependent on switch or PBX connected to them for many basic IVR functions, call operations. I am trying to list here the problems I had been facing while using analog CTI boards:-
1. Disconnect
2. Dial Tone
3. Dial [...]

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Smart IVR for Call Center – A Case Study

by Uttam Pegu on July 2, 2009

Recently, I commissioned a IVR Software in a call center in India. I have gone through a good learning process about not only Call Center, but also how IVR can be used smartly to serve customers better, solve customer problems at shortest possible time as well as minimizing call agent intervention!
My client is [...]

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IVRS versus Auto attendant or Answering Machine

by Uttam Pegu on March 16, 2009

Many people seem to confuse with IVRS and Auto-attendant and Answering Machine!
Though  Auto attendant and Answering Machine may be compared, but comparing IVRS with either of them is comparing armored vehicle with F-117! ( Hope I have given the right analogy.:) ), they have similarities but they have major difference in usage, scale and features.
What [...]

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Call Flow and Customised IVRS

by Uttam Pegu on March 15, 2009

What is call flow ?
Call flow is the options offered to caller by the IVR Application. When a caller calls to a IVR number, he is given various choices. After he chooses one option, he may be required to enter few more choices before he finally gets his required information.  This complete call flow, right [...]

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Toll Free Number and IVRS has very close relationship.  Big companies, apart from Teleocm companies, which have large customer base, normally have a toll free number as call center. In US, normally Toll Free number starts with 800, in India, it starts with 1800.
Recently I got an inquiry from a company in India, about Toll [...]

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