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Transforming the Customer Retention & Revenue with Data Modernization Case Study


CASE STUDY

Transforming Customer Retention & Revenue with Data Modernization

RTS helped a leading U.S. wireless carrier reduce churn, increase revenue per customer, and modernize analytics through AI/ML enablement and data modernization.

Telecommunications • AI/ML • Churn Analytics • Data Modernization • Revenue Intelligence




PROJECT SNAPSHOT

Helping a Wireless Leader Turn Data Into Retention and Revenue Growth

One of the largest wireless carriers in the United States, with more than 143 million subscribers, partnered with RTS to improve customer retention, increase monthly customer revenue, and modernize IT operations.


Client

Telecommunication leader.


Scale

143M+ subscribers.


Focus

Churn reduction and revenue growth.


Solution

AI/ML and data modernization.






THE CHALLENGE

A Competitive Market Required Smarter Customer Intelligence

As competition intensified, the carrier needed a better way to understand subscribers, identify churn risk, and use data to improve retention and revenue performance.


Customer Churn

The carrier needed to identify customers at risk before they left.


Revenue Visibility

Teams needed clearer insight into revenue per customer across segments.


Data Modernization

The organization needed modern analytics to support AI/ML-driven decisions.






CUSTOMER RETENTION

Reducing Customer Churn with Predictive Analytics

RTS created a modernized data and analytics dashboard that helped the carrier better understand customers, identify churn behavior, and act before subscribers left.


Churn Identification Framework

RTS developed a framework to identify churn behavior and help the client proactively address at-risk subscribers.


AI/ML Algorithms

RTS modeled churners, created a factor map and hypothesis matrix, identified required data elements, and generated leading indicators of churn.






RETENTION IMPACT

More At-Risk Customers Reached Before They Churned

The new churn identification approach helped the client address 73–79% of potential churners compared to the previous 30% reach.


73–79%

Potential Churners Addressed


43–49%

Lift Over Previous Reach


90%

Overall Customer Retention






REVENUE INTELLIGENCE

Increasing Revenue per Customer per Month

RTS helped the wireless leader use big data and cloud migration to calculate revenue per customer per month for residential and commercial customers.


Data Warehouse Strategy

RTS created a KPI-driven data strategy that loaded subscriber data into a data warehouse for advanced reporting and analytics.


Self-Service Analytics

Marketing, finance, and operations teams used data to analyze profitability, segment customers, and maximize recurring revenue.






BUSINESS OUTCOME

Stronger Revenue Visibility Across a Major Subscriber Base

With improved data and analytics, the client gained better visibility into customer segments, profitability, market position, and opportunities to increase monthly recurring revenue.


30%

U.S. Market Share


$128.02

Monthly Customer Revenue


3.2%

Yearly Revenue Growth






WHY RTS

Data Modernization Built for Customer and Revenue Intelligence

RTS helped the telecom leader turn subscriber data into actionable insights, enabling proactive retention strategies, self-service analytics, and stronger revenue decision-making across the business.





READY TO TURN DATA INTO RETENTION?

Use AI and Analytics to Improve Customer Outcomes

RTS helps organizations modernize data platforms, identify customer behavior patterns, and turn analytics into revenue and retention strategies.

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