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Microsoft Teams News – April 2024 Update

Published by Tom Arbuthnot on April 10, 2024

UC Today host Rob Scott teams up with special guest Tom Arbuthnot from Empowering.Cloud to unpack recent updates and announcements. Joined by a panel of seasoned Teams experts, find out what’s new in the Teams ecosystem.

In this update, we talk through the most popular Teams news headlines with this month’s special guests:

BIG NEWS: Microsoft to Decouple Teams from Office!

Teams Phone’s New Horizons

  • Upcoming Queues app in Teams Premium (Summer 2024)
  • Reliability redefined with a Teams Phone service level agreement promising 99.999% uptime
  • Strategic Survivable Branch Appliance Enhancements
  • Teams Phone Mobile’s new operator roster

Teams Phone Devices

  • Enhanced Teams Phone devices UI for streamlined call handling directly from your phone’s home screen
  • Multi-task like a pro with improved multi-call handling
  • Sophisticated contact management for swift communication
  • Remote admin controls via TAC for bulk configuration and contact management

Meetings and Rooms Revolution

  • Josh Blalock announces Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) launches with Jabra and Yealink
  • AV1 enhancement for screen sharing in Teams – expect lower bandwidth usage and smoother frame rates
  • IntelliFrame’s automatic camera switching and multiple camera view for a richer remote experience
  • Upcoming intelligent speaker recognition and transcript attribution for a more inclusive meeting atmosphere
  • Simplified join options with ultrasound proximity, QR code and meeting ID features

Copilot’s Intelligent Evolution

  • Copilot compose enhancements bring smarter interactions to Teams chat
  • Intelligent call and meeting recaps in Teams Premium and Teams Mobile

Teams Events

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