Microsoft Telecommunications United States

Lumen Technologies

IT Operations Automation

Copilot is a generative AI companion that enhances users’ creativity, elevating their productivity and helping them stay connected—all of which can augment overall efficiency. At Lumen, Copilot was adopted from the top down as part of a strategic focus on using generative AI such as Copilot to revitalize the company while it aimed to redefine industry standards and enhance the employee experience. To move this journey forward, Lumen engaged “champions,” key people who became pivotal to driving adoption.

Four hours back each week is worth $50 million in revenue over a 12-month period.”
“It typically takes a seller four hours to do research for customer outreach, and with generative AI, they can now do that in 15 minutes.
“We are training 26,000 employees that empathy is about unlocking people, because when you unlock people you unlock results .”

Reported impact

Business outcome

In considering the overall perspective of how Copilot and AI are changing the telecom world, Asdourian notes, “When I think about a company that’s disrupting an industry, I also think about how that company can use technology in the right way to accelerate its own progress.” He continues, “And when I think about all the meetings, all the interactions, all the customers—you want to be able to move at the speed of AI, and Copilot helps us do that. It’s an extra tool to help us go faster. I know that’s how I use it, and I know that’s how thousands of Lumen employees are using it, as well.”

  • Cost Reduction
  • Customer Experience
  • Productivity Improvement
  • Revenue Growth

Solution

Copilot is a generative AI companion that enhances users’ creativity, elevating their productivity and helping them stay connected—all of which can augment overall efficiency. At Lumen, Copilot was adopted from the top down as part of a strategic focus on using generative AI such as Copilot to revitalize the company while it aimed to redefine industry standards and enhance the employee experience. Lumen Technologies is redefining customer success and sales processes through the strategic use of AI-powered Microsoft Copilot, enhancing productivity, sales, and customer service in the global communications sector. This transition is part of Lumen’s shift from traditional telecom services to a technology-driven, innovative, and efficient enterprise. Copilot supports Lumen’s operations by automating routine tasks and significantly reducing the workload on employees so they can focus on higher-value activities.

Solution architecture

1 components · 1 layer
  1. Serving
    • Microsoft Copilot Provides generative AI assistance within employee productivity workflows.

Architecture clues

  • Four hours back each week is worth $50 million in revenue over a 12-month period.”
  • Microsoft Copilot: Provides generative AI assistance within employee productivity workflows.
  • “It typically takes a seller four hours to do research for customer outreach, and with generative AI, they can now do that in 15 minutes.

Evidence from the source

As a global communications service provider, Lumen Technologies is on a mission to ignite business growth by connecting people, data, and applications quickly, securely, and effortlessly. The company offers a range of solutions—including networking, cloud, collaboration, and security tools—to help businesses operate more efficiently.
Copilot is a generative AI companion that enhances users’ creativity, elevating their productivity and helping them stay connected—all of which can augment overall efficiency. At Lumen, Copilot was adopted from the top down as part of a strategic focus on using generative AI such as Copilot to revitalize the company while it aimed to redefine industry standards and enhance the employee experience. To move this journey forward, Lumen engaged “champions,” key people who became pivotal to driving a
In considering the overall perspective of how Copilot and AI are changing the telecom world, Asdourian notes, “When I think about a company that’s disrupting an industry, I also think about how that company can use technology in the right way to accelerate its own progress.” He continues, “And when I think about all the meetings, all the interactions, all the customers—you want to be able to move at the speed of AI, and Copilot helps us do that. It’s an extra tool to help us go faster. I know th
Lumen Technologies is redefining customer success and sales processes through the strategic use of AI-powered Microsoft Copilot, enhancing productivity, sales, and customer service in the global communications sector. This transition is part of Lumen’s shift from traditional telecom services to a technology-driven, innovative, and efficient enterprise.
“It typically takes a seller four hours to do research for customer outreach, and with generative AI, they can now do that in 15 minutes. Four hours back each week is worth $50 million in revenue over a 12-month period.”
Transparency Evidence & methodology 85/100 reference value · 87% confidence · 1 source

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Scoring methodology

How scores are calculated

Customer Reference Value measures usefulness as a customer reference. Evidence Confidence measures the quality and traceability of available evidence, not independent verification.

Customer reference value85/100
  • Problem clarity20/20
    Measures whether the customer's operational problem is specific enough to compare.
  • Implementation depth15/25
    Rewards named components, data flow, integrations, and architecture detail.
  • Outcome specificity20/20
    Measures whether the reported benefit is concrete rather than a generic claim.
  • Quantified impact25/25
    2 metrics describe measurable impact.
  • Deployment scale5/10
    Rewards evidence of a live or scaled deployment and meaningful integration scope.
Evidence confidence87%
  • Source authority20/25
    The main evidence is an official vendor-published customer story.
  • Claim traceability21/25
    10 of 12 key fields link to a named source.
  • Direct evidence20/20
    5 direct source quotes retained.
  • Date provenance10/10
    The publication date comes from the source page or publisher.
  • Source transparency8/10
    1 source reference document publisher, URL, authority, retrieval, and supported fields.
  • Implementation specificity8/10
    Rewards source-backed components, data flow, quantified impact, and a specific outcome.
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Sources & provenance

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  1. Microsoft

    Lumen Technologies customer story

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    https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/1771760434465986810-lumen-microsoft-copilot-telecommunications-en-united-states
    Source type
    Vendor-published customer story
    Published
    May 21, 2024
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Date evidence

  • Published on source page May 21, 2024 · Microsoft · First-party
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