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How New Data Transfer Restrictions Are Forcing a Mass Exodus from Offshore Customer Service

How New Data Transfer Restrictions Are Forcing a Mass Exodus from Offshore Customer Service

On April 8th, a quiet federal rule change turned offshore customer service from a cost-saving tactic into a legal and operational minefield. What seemed like a routine compliance update is now forcing American businesses to rethink everything—from geography to security to what it really costs to send a tech to the wrong house.

AI’s Hidden Subsidy Crisis
July 6, 20255 min read
Why Your AI Agent Repeats Itself — and What We’re Doing About It
June 23, 20253 min read
The Balkanization of AI

The Balkanization of AI

Imagine running an AI-powered voice agent loved globally—until overnight, your European customers demand disclaimers and audits, while American clients want innovation without limits. Welcome to the regulatory chaos of August 2025, where one AI must follow two radically different playbooks simultaneously. Discover the hidden costs, bizarre compliance challenges, and philosophical battles reshaping AI forever. Is your company ready for the split?

The Hidden Margin Killer of 2025
June 10, 20255 min read
 Now Live: OpenCall SMS
June 9, 20253 min read
Nearly every AI customer service company is lying about their performance

Nearly every AI customer service company is lying about their performance

Your AI chatbot vendor claims 70% resolution rates. Your customers are rage-quitting at 35%. We investigated why the entire industry is built on deceptive metrics—and found a better way.

Every AI Claims to Be Conversational. Try Adding Business Logic.
June 3, 20257 min read
When the Sun Strikes Your Switchboard

When the Sun Strikes Your Switchboard

2025’s solar maximum isn’t just a problem for satellites and stargazers. It's a direct, mounting risk to contact centers, SIP trunks, and every business that depends on the phone ringing reliably.

Multi-Step Detours: Because One Thing Always Leads to Another
May 15, 20255 min read
What Klarna’s Pivot Reveals About  the Limits of AI
May 12, 20255 min read
Smart Detours: Making AI Calls Feel Human Again

Smart Detours: Making AI Calls Feel Human Again

OpenCall AI introduces Smart Detours, a major leap forward in voice automation. Calls now flow more naturally, even when customers go off-script. No restarts, no confusion—just seamless, human-like conversations.

India-Pakistan Crisis Shows the Fragility of Offshore Call Centers
April 25, 20254 min read
What If Your Customers Hated Calling You?
April 19, 20256 min read
When to Fire Your Call Center

When to Fire Your Call Center

For years, outsourcing your phones to a call center felt like a no-brainer. Someone else answers, you look professional, and business keeps rolling. But in 2025, the cracks are showing.

Summer Rush, Staff Shortages, and Missed Calls
April 12, 20254 min read
Tariffs Are Rising. Your Costs Are Too.

Tariffs Are Rising. Your Costs Are Too.

If hardware, supplies, or labor costs have gone up in the last 6 months—you’re not imagining it. New tariffs are quietly jacking up the cost of doing business across the US, and most local business owners are being left to figure it out on their own.

Contact Centers vs. Cost Centers
March 30, 20253 min read
Voicemail is Dead. Long live the Phone.
March 24, 20256 min read
Your Receptionist Is Your Best Salesperson

Your Receptionist Is Your Best Salesperson

Every time your phone rings, you’re at a crossroads: win the customer or lose them. 85% of people who call a business and don’t get an answer won’t call back. 80% of callers who hit voicemail won’t leave a message.

Why Customers Still Call
March 7, 20256 min read
Your Phone Is Lying to You
February 1, 20255 min read
How should AI agents remember things?

How should AI agents remember things?

Everyone's had frustrating experiences talking to automated customer service systems. You ask a simple question, and the AI has to repeat it back to you to make sure it got it right.

How should we think about time?
January 1, 20252 min read
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