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Alcatel-Lucent research on service provider interaction by smartphone users reveals growing popularity of self-help customer service tools

Via Alcatel Lucent Newsroom

Jun 16, 2015

Paris, France, June 16, 2015

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has learned that communications service providers have a tremendous opportunity to differentiate themselves in the marketplace with the use of innovative self-help customer service tools.

A comprehensive study of smartphone users carried out recently by Alcatel-Lucent in Brazil, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States found that consumers prefer to avoid dealing with service provider helpdesks, and that there is growing evidence of a preference for using app-based self-service tools to resolve many common service issues.

The market research found that:

  • More than a quarter of Japanese, UK and US consumers prefer not to call helpdesks.
  • Almost half of Brazilians are more likely to ignore a problem or allow it to persist to avoid contacting a helpdesk.
  • While customer service helpdesks remain the primary channel for resolving services issues, it is not the only channel and consumers are showing a growing interest in self-service tools.
  • Japanese consumers are most willing to use self-help tools such as apps, with up to half of UK consumers and as many as 42% of those in the US willing to sort out their own issues. In Brazil, 53-59% did report a willingness to use self-service tools, depending on the service.
  • The functions consumers most want to see in service providers’ apps include billing information, troubleshooting capabilities, usage tracking and security alerts.

The study, conducted with the market research firm Penn Schoen Berland, surveyed 5,500 consumers smartphone users who had strong input/influence when it comes to communication purchases. The research looked at a range of consumer trends in mobile communications, including how smartphone users prefer to interact with large companies, use of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Voice over Wi-Fi, wearable devices, future communications including connected vehicles, and customer experience management.

Methodology:

The survey interviewed 2,500 consumers in the United States, plus 1,000 each in Brazil, Japan and the United Kingdom. They were asked to give their thoughts on:

  • Satisfaction with their current provider of mobile, high-speed Internet and television services;
  • Perceptions of overall service performance;
  • Views on existing apps for various services;
  • What features they would like in apps from their service provider.

Quote:

Josh Aroner, Vice President, IP Platforms Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent, said: “Customer experience management is a primary focus for Communications Service Providers worldwide. Keeping customers happy and, at the same time, alleviating strain on call centers, can be complex and challenging. This market research sets forth the critical areas where CSPs can effectively offer a self-help approach to give customers greater control over their service and more efficiently manage help desk operations.”

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