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Proof 02 · Telecom · Solving operational complexity at scale

From a painful trade-in to a price guarantee.

Vodafone UK treated device trade-in as what it really is - a trust problem, not a valuation problem - and amplified it with the same three gears.

1.5×

Trade-in volume · vs. industry

150%

Evaluation accuracy · margins up

43

NPS uplift · vs. industry 11

+12 pts

Brand opinion · 42% favorable vs. industry 30%

Same pattern, different industry
Friction, uncertainty, and trust.
Friction
An opaque, manual and slow valuation the customer can't follow.
Uncertainty
Will the offer hold? Am I getting a fair number?
Trust
Belief that the operator is acting in the customer's interest.

Sources: Vodafone.

What drives trade-in value
AI grades each driver like the best human evaluator would - and a smart agent guides the customer.
Screen
Screen condition
See · Know
Camera
Camera & lens
See
Frame
Back & frame
See · Know
Battery
Battery health
Pass / Fail
Tests
Functional tests
Pass / Fail
Do · Smart agent
Repair-to-trade-in offer · New phone selection · Rate-plan upsell · VAS cross-sell.
From a painful trade-in to a price guarantee
The three gears in synch enable a trusted experience.
01 · Perceptive AI

SEE

The device, in milliseconds.
Captures screen, camera, frame and condition engaging the customer live.
02 · Analytical AI

KNOW

Graded against validated insights.
Benchmarks each device against millions of prior valuations to set a fair, confident price.
03 - Generative AI

DO

The next best step, guided.
Presents the guaranteed offer and the right next move for the customer.
Measurable outcomes
Trust, made operational - and measured. AI made the promise more credible, not just the process more digital.
1.5×

Trade-in volume

Versus industry baseline.
150%

Evaluation accuracy

Enabling the price guarantee, with margins up 150%.
43

NPS uplift

NPS 43 vs. industry 11.
+12 pts

Brand opinion

42% favorable vs. industry 30%.

Sources: TrueUp - Crunchbase - KORE1 - NPR

The takeaway

AI amplifies who you already are. Winners have the courage to see the customer differently - despite industry rules - and deploy all three gears of AI with the right human controls.

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