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A1 Macedonia’ s local footprint is

1.2 million customers

A1 Macedonia has integrated Microsoft Copilot – Microsoft’ s AI-powered productivity assistant – across its workforce as part of this shift. By integrating Copilot across A1’ s operations, the aim is not to streamline the amount of A1 personnel but to remove what Aleksandar calls drudge work, freeing technical staff to focus on complex problem-solving rather than routine code and documentation.
Customer-facing AI is a core focus, too. A voice bot, powered by natural language processing( NLP), handles routine customer enquiries around the clock. On top of these, internal chatbots serve as knowledge hubs for employees, helping them navigate complex processes and retrieve technical information quickly.
But Aleksandar’ s attention is fixed on what he believes is the next significant frontier.“ I’ m certain – not just assuming – that predictive network maintenance, autonomous network management and digital twins will be the next big thing in telco,” he says. The volume of data generated by routers, core network systems and radio access infrastructure creates an opportunity for AI to move from the customer service layer into the heart of network operations itself.
Proofs of concept are already emerging in operational support systems( OSS) and network IT applications. The trajectory, Aleksandar believes, is clear – voice bots and chatbots are the visible face of AI in telco today. From his perspective, it’ s autonomous networks – systems capable of detecting, diagnosing and resolving network issues without human intervention – that will come next.
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