8×8 Extends 8×8 Platform for CX with New Capabilities

New Capabilities take CX (Customer Experience) to the next level
New 8×8 AI Studio (launched April 2026)
8×8 Integration SDK is now generally available
New dashboards for greater visibility and improved analytics
8×8 Engage gives frontline workers greater autonomy, armed with the tools they need
8×8 Silent Mobile Authentication – verifies users automatically in the background, removing friction

8×8, Inc. has released a set of platform updates to the 8×8 Platform for CX targeting the operational gaps that most commonly stall organisations: AI deployments that require months of integration, queues IT can’t monitor in real time, customers abandoning at login, agents stretched across simultaneous digital interactions with no visibility into where attention is going, and CRM integrations limited to natively supported platforms.

The updates, which span AI agent development, analytics, mobile authentication, and managing frontline teams, are available within the 8×8 Platform, without new infrastructure or additional vendor relationships.

Hunter Middleton, Chief Product Officer at 8×8, Inc. insightfully states:

“These updates didn’t come from a roadmap exercise – every capability that we introduce exists because a customer hit a wall. They couldn’t see what was happening in their queues, or they couldn’t get AI off the ground without a six-month integration project, or they were losing customers at login. We build because customers need it, and these gaps were actually costing people.”

New capabilities include:

AI agent development

8×8 AI Studio removes the integration bottleneck that stalls many AI deployments. Teams describe what they need in plain language; the AI Builder builds, tests, and deploys voice and digital AI agents directly on the 8×8 Platform for CX – all on the channels they already use, without standing up new infrastructure or adding vendors.

Integration flexibility

The 8×8 Integration SDK enables technology partners and customers to build, deploy, and scale CRM integrations, including homegrown and industry-specific platforms, directly into the 8×8 Platform for CX without requiring a standard professional services engagement.

Analytics improvements

New dashboards in 8×8 Work Analytics give IT teams live visibility into call queues, call quality, unreturned calls, and device health, replacing static reports that showed problems after the fact.

Frontline management

8×8 Engage is now generally available. It brings the queue visibility, accountability, and workflow structure to frontline and expert teams that have never had those tools – field teams, back-office specialists, branch staff – without requiring a separate deployment.

Contact Center insights

When agents are handling multiple digital interactions at once, supervisors have no reliable way to know where attention is actually going. 8×8 Focus Time Metrics tracks how agents distribute focus across simultaneous interactions, including duration and frequency per conversation, so supervisors can coach on actual behavior rather than guesswork, and staff appropriately for digital volume.

Mobile authentication

One-time passcodes create drop-off, and they don’t stop SIM-swap or phishing attacks. 8×8 Silent Mobile Authentication verifies users in the background using carrier network intelligence, GSMA Open Gateway. There’s nothing for the end user to do: no code to enter, no step to complete. Helping reduce login abandonment and credential exposure, while the capability scales globally through 8×8’s carrier network.

Available Now or Through Early Availability

All capabilities are available now or through Early Availability on the 8×8 Platform for CX.

8×8 is committed to Client Security and the responsible use of AI

8×8, Inc. is committed to the responsible use of artificial intelligence and the protection of customer data. The 8×8 Platform for CX is developed and operated in accordance with established security standards, applicable compliance frameworks, and internal governance policies, including privacy-by-design principles that safeguard personal data on the 8×8 platform.