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Subtonomy Blog
Welcome to the heart of innovation in telecom support — the Subtonomy Blog. This is where industry meets expertise, offering you a deep dive into the technologies and strategies that are transforming customer support and lawful intercept as we know it.


Nordic Telecom Insights 2025 – A Divided Market Reveals the Future of Customer Satisfaction
The latest 2024 and 2025 customer satisfaction reports from across the Nordics are in, and they paint a picture of a telecom market at a crossroads. While network quality and speed have become table stakes, the real battleground for customer loyalty has shifted decisively to the customer experience. The data from SKI and EPSI reveals a stark divide: some operators are pulling ahead by mastering the service experience, while others are seeing satisfaction levels drop. For Comm
Oct 134 min read


The New Digital Frontline: Key Takeaways for Telecoms from "Svenskarna och internet 2025"
The Swedish Internet Foundation's latest report, " Svenskarna och internet 2025 ," (The Swedes and the Internet), is a comprehensive look into Sweden's digital habits. For the telecommunications industry, it’s more than just a report; it's a roadmap to the modern customer's expectations and frustrations. The data reveals three critical trends that every provider must address: the unstoppable shift to third-party communication apps, the perilous gap between digital convenience
Oct 24 min read


The Future of Telecom Customer Support: Balancing AI Efficiency with Human Empathy
The real story behind AI-led cost-cutting in telecom customer support In a recent issue of Euromedia magazine (May-June 2025), analyst Teresa Cottam outlined how UK telecom operator Sky aims to decrease its customer support costs by laying off 2,000 staff and replacing them with a combination of AI and outsourced workers. Sky claims this is because customers no longer wish to call customer service agents, preferring to use their app and website instead. What customers actua
Jul 213 min read


Why Customer Experience Index is the Future
A recent article by Analysys Mason highlighted the emergence of customer experience index (CEI) as a measure. Older measures of customer satisfaction (such as NPS) are limited in their accuracy and usefulness. Such methods offer static snapshots of experience which don’t relate to satisfaction, help CSPs understand what is influencing the score, or reveal what can be done to change it. The Power of CEI CEI has emerged as a more dynamic way of measuring experience that is gra
Jun 303 min read


Festivals, Phones & 5G: How Telecoms Keep the Music Playing
The Summer Surge: A Challenge for Mobile Networks As festival season in Europe gets underway, the role of telecoms in delivering a great...
Jun 93 min read


The Future of AI in Telecom
Subtonomy is featured in TM Forum’s latest report, “Humanizing AI: putting people at the heart of customer experiences,” which explores how
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Transforming 5G Customer Support: Turning Silence into Engagement
Discover 5 ways how to address silent customers to improve customer engagement and 5G support experience
Jul 2, 20242 min read


Stop Saying Sorry: How Telecoms Can Transform Customer Support
Telecom operators must shift from a culture of apologies to one of action.
Jun 24, 20243 min read


Intelligent Customer Support queueing - upgrading to Self-Service excellence
The most frustrating part of the care experience is waiting in the support queue. 29% are unwilling to wait longer than 5 minutes for help.
Apr 22, 20243 min read


Maximize Customer Experience: Navigating the shift to 5G and sunsetting 2G/3G with SubCell
Subtonomy SubCell provides the insight operators need to manage both the roll out of their new 5G networks and the sunsetting of 2G & 3G.
Mar 18, 20243 min read


Empowering your CSR is the first step towards better Total Experience
With the switch to human-centric telecoms, this article explores the benefits of empowering your customer service reps with the right tools.
Feb 5, 20244 min read


How data insight supports Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) success
For FWA to work as expected by customers, a level of insight that many service providers haven’t traditionally had is necessary.
Dec 22, 20234 min read


2024 Telecom industry trends and how get ahead of competition
Discover the game-changing telecom trends for 2024 - Master your AI & customer-centric strategies, get insights on digital identity & more.
Dec 4, 20237 min read


Extending the life of your passive telecom network probes
What if service providers could insulate against future change and extend the life of their passive probes?
Nov 20, 20233 min read


Imagine a better Customer Experience and improve CEI with network probe data
It’s never been more important to maximize customer experience in telecoms, as according to the 2022 State of Customer Churn in Telecom...
Oct 30, 20234 min read


The role of network probes in the age of CX and Customer Experience Index
Future telecoms industry success lies in providing a seamless and consistent customer experience (CX) across every touchpoint and supporting
Oct 24, 20233 min read


AI and Chatbots within telecoms: Q&A with industry analyst Teresa Cottam
The TM Forum recently published a report on utilizing AI in telecoms customer service. Subtonomy’s Tina Rosen caught up with the author,...
Apr 24, 20235 min read


How to Boost Chatbot Performance in the 5G era
CSPs love them and have spent millions on them, but customers frequently aren’t so impressed. Back in 2016 bots were spoken about by the...
Mar 7, 20224 min read


Why Silence Isn't Golden: The Need for Customer Interaction in 5G Customer Support
When customers don’t interact with their CSPs the result is a range of negative outcomes.
Feb 28, 20222 min read


Research: What customers want from 5G Support
Customers expect 5G to deliver a step-change in their experience and have distinct ideas about how they wish to be supported.
Feb 21, 20223 min read
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