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What is an AI telephone system?

No call goes unanswered.

An AI telephone system is an automated telephony solution that uses artificial intelligence to support companies in their telephone customer communication. The AI telephone system is like a 24/7 available telephone assistant that answers calls, analyzes them in real time and responds to requests.

Automatically reachable. Intelligently forwarded.

An AI-powered telephone system is a modern way to automate processes such as call answering within a company and to optimize customer service through constant availability. Additionally, an AI telephone system can send call summaries via email or forward calls directly to the right person.

Transcripts instead of memory gaps.

All conversations with the AI telephone system are recorded and saved as a transcript for later review and post-processing via email or SMS. By implementing an AI-powered telephone system, companies are able to save time, costs and resources.

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What functions does the AI telephone system have?

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Documentation of the conversations

Our AI-powered telephone system ensures seamless documentation of conversations by recording calls and then saving them as a transcript using speech-to-text in the fonio platform. Companies have the option of receiving a brief summary of the conversation via email from the AI-powered telephone system. The summary email from the AI telephone system is particularly important when callers have requested a callback or further processing is desired. All transcripts of calls made with the digital telephone system are archived and can be accessed at any time.

Coordination of appointments

The AI-powered telephone system from fonio can be easily connected to all common calendar systems, allowing it to take over the coordination of appointments. An AI-powered telephone system handles the coordination, scheduling, and planning of appointments with the caller in real time. In the healthcare sector, the AI telephone system arranges appointments with doctors, among other things, while service providers arrange appointments with hairdressers, for example. In sales, for example, the AI telephone system arranges consultation appointments directly by telephone, and in government offices, appointments for the renewal of identity cards.

Forwarding to the appropriate contact person

A smart AI telephone system ensures that calls are forwarded to the appropriate contact person. When setting up the AI telephone system, you define which tasks the artificial intelligence should perform and when. If fulfilling the caller's request requires human action, the AI telephone system is able to automatically forward the call to the appropriate employee. The forwarding rules and the corresponding telephone numbers are easily set in the prompt.

Support for SIP trunks

The AI-powered telephone system from fonio supports SIP trunks and can be easily connected to your existing SIP phone numbers. This means that the usual telephone numbers within the company will continue to be used, except that incoming calls will automatically go to the AI first. The AI-powered phone system understands calls, answers them, or forwards them directly to the right person in your team if necessary. For your customers, everything remains the same; they call your company's same number. In the background, however, the AI ensures that no request is lost and that standard calls are processed automatically. With the SIP Trunk, you keep your familiar number while also getting all the benefits of a smart telephone system.

Answering questions

The AI telephone system takes care of answering questions that callers ask on the phone. The questions to be answered by the AI telephone system include, for example, the services, opening hours, consultation hours, on-site parking situation, or delivery times of the respective company. Relevant information for answering the questions will be stored in the prompt during the implementation of the AI telephone system. An AI-based telephone system accepts calls around the clock and answers context-related questions about the company.

Automatic call answering

An AI-powered telephone system enables automatic call answering around the clock, as it takes over all incoming calls when needed. Thanks to speech recognition, the AI telephone system is able to recognize the context and filter out the caller's request. An AI-based telephone system is able to record and understand the caller's request in order to reliably process customer inquiries.

What are the advantages of an AI-powered telephone system?

An AI-powered telephone system has the advantages of relieving the burden on staff, increasing the efficiency of the company, and enabling 24/7 availability. Further advantages of an AI-powered phone system include fast response times, cost savings, and the ability to handle multiple calls simultaneously. All the advantages of an AI-powered phone system are detailed in the following list.

Enables 24/7 availability

The AI telephone system enables 24/7 availability, as the AI also accepts calls outside of business hours and on public holidays. Optimal availability increases customer satisfaction.

Increases efficiency

An AI-powered telephone system increases efficiency in the company because communication processes on the telephone are automated. The AI-powered telephone system processes inquiries around the clock.

Relieves the staff

An AI-powered telephone system relieves the burden on staff, as employees can concentrate on complex tasks within the company and do not have to constantly answer the phone.

Saves costs

Implementing an AI-powered telephone system can save up to 87% of customer service costs by reducing personnel expenses. A virtual telephone system reduces the number of errors, costs less than an employee, and requires no breaks. The fonio telephone system costs only €0.15 per minute and is therefore significantly cheaper than a human office worker.

Fast response time

The AI-powered telephone system enables a fast response time and efficient call handling. With the AI-powered telephone system, there is no waiting time or busy line, which improves customer service.

Conducts natural customer conversations

An AI-based telephone system uses NLP (Natural Language Processing) to conduct natural customer conversations, simulating human-like calls and dialogues.

Accepts phone calls simultaneously

The AI telephone system accepts calls in parallel and is capable of handling 15 calls simultaneously. Parallel call answering by the AI telephone system enables quick processing of inquiries.

Available in more than 35 languages

Our AI-powered telephone system is available in more than 35 languages, enabling non-native speakers to communicate with the respective German company. The virtual telephone system is able to recognize the language live during a call and change it if necessary.

Increases customer satisfaction

The use of an AI telephone system increases customer satisfaction within the company. The intelligent telephone system ensures constant availability, callers receive immediate and targeted answers to their questions, and quick call routing to the appropriate employee is made possible.

Integrable into existing systems

An AI-powered telephone system can be seamlessly integrated into existing systems. The AI telephone system can be linked to the internal CRM system, appointment calendar, Google Drive and other systems.

Setting it up without programming knowledge

Our AI telephone system can be set up completely without programming knowledge, and the implementation of the digital assistant only takes a few minutes.

Who is an AI-powered telephone system suitable for?

An AI telephone system is suitable for companies with a high call volume such as call centers, companies with telephone customer service and medical practices. An AI-powered phone system is particularly suitable for companies that want to increase their accessibility, relieve the burden on their staff, and boost their efficiency. The list below shows who would benefit most from an AI-powered phone system.

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Restaurants

AI-powered telephone systems are suitable for restaurants because guests can reserve, change, or cancel a table by phone at any time. Questions about opening hours, the menu, ingredients and parking facilities, for example, are answered directly on the phone by the intelligent telephone system.

Banks

The AI telephone system is suitable for banks to be available at all times, for example for card blocking, reports of suspicious account activity or questions about account balance, loans and transfers. The virtual telephone system is also able to arrange appointments with the caller for credit advice or account opening.

Insurance

An AI-powered telephone system is suitable for insurance companies to ensure fast claims processing and individual customer support by phone at all times. The constant accessibility of the insurance company via the AI telephone system is particularly important in emergencies such as water damage, accidents or theft.

Administration

AI-powered telephone systems are suitable for administration (e.g., city administration or authorities) to structure the high communication needs on the telephone and reduce waiting times. An AI-powered telephone system offers citizens a better service, as their questions about opening hours, necessary documents or fees for services are answered immediately without waiting times.

craft business

An AI telephone system is suitable for craft businesses so that tradespeople can be reached even during field operations. The intelligent telephone assistant answers every call immediately and takes appointment requests, so that tradespeople are not interrupted in their work. With an innovative telephone system, craft businesses no longer lose orders from customers.

E-commerce

AI-powered telephone systems are suitable for e-commerce because they can handle complex tasks in online retail, such as answering frequent customer inquiries and meeting high service demands 7 days a week. With proper implementation, an AI-powered telephone system is also capable of answering questions about the delivery and ordering process.

Hotels

Hotels are using an AI-powered telephone system to improve the guest experience through constant accessibility. The AI is able to book or cancel rooms and make reservations. The digital telephone system also always answers questions, for example about check-out times, parking situation and breakfast times.

Doctors' offices

The use of an AI telephone system is suitable for medical practices and healthcare companies in general, as it supports the team in dealing with telephone challenges in everyday practice. With an AI-powered telephone system, patients no longer have to wait on hold when calling, but receive an immediate answer even outside of office hours and can book doctor's appointments.

Companies with customer service

The AI telephone system is suitable for companies with customer service departments to improve service quality. The quick responses and personalized support from the virtual customer support help to increase customer satisfaction.

Call center

An AI telephone system is suitable for call centers because it automatically answers routine inquiries such as delivery status, business hours, password renewal, or other company-specific questions. An AI-powered telephone system makes a call center more efficient, flexible and customer-friendly, without the need for additional human staff. When the phone rings in the call center, the call is routed directly to the AI and only forwarded to an employee for complex issues.

Customer reviews

The following are the reviews from our previous customers who were very satisfied with our AI telephone system.

My assistants save me at least the cost of a full-time employee. We receive the summary via email. Every call is answered; nothing gets lost anymore.

Stefan Jaklitsch

Real Estate Trust, Mag. Jaklitsch GmbH

Fonio enables 24/7 call center availability at a fraction of the cost of human labor.

Matthias Bartl

Medical practice of Dr. Matthias Bartl

Scheduling appointments, qualifying leads, forwarding them – all fully automated. Perfect integration into our CRM and calendar system. We no longer miss any customer calls.

Markus

PowUnity

I am not a developer, yet I was able to create a fully functional AI phone assistant in just over 30 minutes.

Moritz

IT services

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Over 2,000 customers trust fonio

We specialize in AI telephone systems and AI-powered telephone assistants, with over 2000 customers already using our AI telephone system. At fonio, the implementation of a smart AI telephone system is possible for any type and size of company.

Powerful and user-friendly

The AI telephone system from fonio is a powerful and user-friendly solution for companies that want to improve their telephone availability and automate routine tasks. The high adaptability of our AI telephone system allows companies to fully customize the virtual assistant to their needs.

Natural communication

The fonio AI telephone system enables natural conversations with callers thanks to advanced speech technology. We offer all types of AI telephone systems for businesses, thus providing a wide range of functions, good flexibility and optimal integration into existing business processes.