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Contact Centers

Contact centers are slated to go through major changes in the coming future. The rise of cloud technology, big data and analytics and social media will change how contact centers are operated, bringing new found efficiencies to the incumbent outsourced contact centre model, making customer service and customer experience a significant differentiator and pushing it to the top of the priority list of organizations.

Frost & Sullivan’s Information Technology research and consulting programs look at conventional and unconventional technologies, with specific focus on top-level potential disruptors such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and IOT or the Internet of Things. In the contact center market, we look at:

  • Solution providers in varying segments
  • Big data analytics and their applications in contact centers
  • Web and mobile engagement
  • Complex sales, service, and support opportunities and issues
  • Web experience personalization

We work closely with the world’s largest IT firms and upcoming disruptive start-ups to predict macro and micro trends related to products, services, technology and business models that can define growth. Tailored, customized solutions provide clients with the best strategies for growth, supported by the right key data points researched to meet the client’s needs and the specific engagement. Our research spans broadly across the sector and provides deep insights into specific markets in the most significant areas of IT and the IT industry.

  1. 03 Jul 2014  |  North America  |  Market Research

    North American Hosted Contact Center Market

    Poised to Exceed $2 Billion in Revenues in 2014

    This market analysis research provides market sizing and forecasts for hosted contact center services. This includes public cloud services as well as dedicated hosted solutions. The segments covered are: hosted IVR, hosted ACD, hosted customer chat, hosted outbound contact, and hosted agent performance optimization (APO) applications. The study als...

    $4,950.00
  2. 30 Jun 2014  |  North America  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Multichannel Customer Contact

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current and future integration of customer interactions in the North American contact centers. Currently, one-third of the contact centers have been fully integrated to deliver seamless and consistent customer experiences across channels. By 2016, 54% expect to be fully integrated. ...

    $10,000.00
  3. 26 Jun 2014  |  North America  |  Market Research

    North American Contact Center Systems Market

    Growth Slows Down as Companies Migrate to Cloud Solutions

    This market analysis research provides market sizing and forecasts for premises-based contact center systems. The product segments covered are: inbound contact routing, IVR and voice portal, outbound dialer, quality monitoring, workforce management, and contact center analytics. The study provides market forecasts by product segment, industry verti...

    $4,950.00
  4. 26 Jun 2014  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Multichannel Customer Contact

    The overall research objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of multichannel customer contact in European contact centers. Overall, the use rates of mobile apps, social media, Web self-service, and chat are growing, while use rates of LiveAgent voice and email are declining. About 25% of contact c...

    $12,500.00
  5. 23 Jun 2014  |  North America  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Contact Center Outsourcing

    The overall research objective of this research service was to investigate the current and future outsourcing trends in the North American contact centers. Nearly half of the respondents outsource some customer care activities. Large contact center organizations are greater users of outsourcing than medium and small contact center organizations. Co...

    $10,000.00
  6. 23 Jun 2014  |  North America  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Cloud Contact Center Solutions

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud solutions in North American contact centers. Currently, about 50% of the contact centers in North America use hosted or cloud solutions, and that percentage is expected to reach more than 90% by 2016. Although small and medium contact cente...

    $10,000.00
  7. 23 Jun 2014  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Contact Center Outsourcing

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud contact center solutions in European contact centers. One-third of the respondents outsource some customer care activities. The United Kingdom has the highest proportion of companies that outsource, while Benelux has the least. Outsourcing ...

    $12,500.00
  8. 23 Jun 2014  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Cloud Contact Center Solutions

    The overall research objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of cloud contact center solutions in European contact centers. About 37% of contact center organizations in Europe use a hosted/cloud contact center solution, which is expected to reach 86% by 2016. While small and medium contact centers...

    $12,500.00
  9. 23 Jun 2014  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in Europe

    Agent Performance Optimization

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of agent performance optimization (APO) solutions in European contact centers. Quality monitoring and workforce and performance management systems are the most widely deployed and used APO applications in Europe. Furthermore, large contact centers h...

    $12,500.00
  10. 19 Jun 2014  |  North America  |  Customer Research

    Enterprise Priorities in North America

    Agent Performance Optimization

    The main objective of this research service was to investigate the current use and future adaptation of agent performance optimization (APO) solutions in North American contact centers. Overall, quality monitoring, performance management, and workforce management systems are the most widely used APO applications. Furthermore, large contact centers ...

    $10,000.00