Tetherfi + IBM LinuxONE: Secure, AI-Driven, and Scalable Contact Centers

Highly regulated industries such as Banking, Insurance, and Financial Services face a major roadblock on their AI journey.
Regulations demand that customer and PII data never leave the enterprise perimeter. Meanwhile, the most advanced AI models
operate in the cloud.

This creates a fundamental disconnect where data must stay sovereign and local, but the intelligence sits outside. Every
interaction sent to a cloud LLM raises compliance risks, slows down response times, and makes real-time AI adoption in
customer processes unreliable.

For enterprises committed to delivering intelligent, compliant customer experiences, this gap is not just a technical issue,
but a strategic barrier waiting to be solved.

The following blog details several ways Tetherfi and
IBM LinuxONE are preparing Enterprises and Contact Centers for the
future of Artificial Intelligence:

  1. Generative AI / LLM for Future Readiness

Contact centers are increasingly adopting generative AI (GenAI) for summarization, intent detection, and agent guidance.
LinuxONE’s emerging Spyre Accelerator supports high-performance LLM and GenAI workloads. By combining the Telum processor
for real-time inference and Spyre for scalable LLM/GenAI, our combined solution enables:

  • AI-assisted post-call summarization, voice transcription, speech-to-text, sentiment analysis, Agent Assist, AI coach, and support for multiple languages.
  • A unified, secure, high-performance platform for both NLP and GenAI, giving the power of LinuxONE servers and Tetherfi’s Edge AI applications.

 

  1. Real-Time AI: On the Edge

Tetherfi’s Edge AI seamlessly brings our patented Vision AI and Speech AI to customer conversations, enabling real-time
automation and insights with unmatched accuracy and speed.

With the Tetherfi MX platform using the prowess of LinuxONE’s Telum processor, we unlock:

  • Millisecond-level inference for voice transcription.
  • In-transaction decisioning for Next Best Action.
  • High throughput and predictable low latency for call summarization.

 

  1. Security & Compliance at the Core

Security is foundational to Tetherfi’s MX platform. Together with IBM LinuxONE, this foundation becomes even stronger through:

  • Pervasive encryption for all data in use, at rest, and in transit.
  • Confidential Computing with IBM Secure Execution for Linux, allowing critical components and AI workloads to run in hardware-isolated enclaves.
  • FIPS-certified HSMs and hardware-protected keys safeguarding encryption and authentication materials.

These capabilities support Tetherfi’s MX Platform, delivering a unified, AI-enabled solution that enhances customer
experience and boosts agent productivity.

 

  1. Optimizing Contact Center Performance and Cost Efficiency

Tetherfi’s MX Platform, paired with LinuxONE, enables:

  • Secure omnichannel engagement across voice, email, chat, video, and social media on a scalable, encrypted, and high-performance architecture.
  • A Contact Center platform capable of hosting hundreds of agents with high performance and Five-Nine availability.
  • Up to 30% cost reduction in contact center infrastructure requirements and operations.

 

  1. Flexible Deployment Anywhere

LinuxONE’s support for cloud-native tool chains and Red Hat OpenShift allow Tetherfi MX Platform to run seamlessly across
on-premise, private, public, or hybrid cloud environments.

Also, for on-premise deployments, a fully functional AI-enabled Contact Center in a Box can be deployed in 48 hours to
deliver a modular, plug-and-play Contact Center.

Conclusion: A Partnership Built on our Shared Vision

This partnership between Tetherfi and IBM LinuxONE reflects a shared vision: building contact centers that are AI-enabled,
secure, and resilient, powered by combining Tetherfi’s contact center expertise along with IBM LinuxONE’s enterprise-grade
platform.

Our partnership to deliver a Certified, future-ready
Contact Center solution
capable of supporting cutting-edge AI technologies will help drive greater CX benefits for our clients.

Discover how our partnership drives innovation.

Contact us at:
https://tetherfi.com/support/

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