UC Today's Special Episode: AI in UC, Gamma's Starface Acquisition, and Tech Giants' AI Race
UC Today's special episode, led by David Dungay and Kieran Devlin, brings together an all-star panel of industry experts. The discussion focuses on data sovereignty, AI governance, and global AI rollouts, providing valuable insights for service providers, enterprises, and UC investors.
The panel, comprising Craig Durr, Melody Brue, Evan Kirstel, Irwin Lazar, Elka Popova, Zeus Kerravala, and Dominic Black, delves into the complexities of AI adoption. They explore how voice technology, driven by AI assistants and multimodal communication, is making a comeback in enterprise applications.
The episode also covers recent news in unified communications, including Gamma's acquisition of Starface. Despite the acquisition's completion, the restructuring lead remains unnamed. Gamma's CEO, Andrew Belshaw, however, expressed strategic growth prospects. The acquisition is expected to reshape the stock market today, giving Gamma a stronghold in Europe's under-penetrated cloud communications space.
The panel also discusses the competitive landscape, with tech giants Google, Microsoft, and Zoom battling over AI costs and adoption. Each offers free AI features to businesses, driving AI integration in the enterprise sector.
UC Today's special episode offers actionable intelligence on AI governance, global rollouts, and stock market trends. Gamma's Starface acquisition, though still in restructuring, promises to reshape the German market and Europe's cloud communications space. Meanwhile, tech giants' AI competition fuels enterprise adoption, shaping the future of unified communications.
