Dive into our APRIL 2024 Microsoft Teams Show! 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:

• Graham Walsh, Product Specialist at Neat
• Kevin Kieller, Co-Founder and Lead Analyst, enableUC
• Josh Blalock, Chief Video Evangelist at Jabra

BIG NEWS: Microsoft to Decouple Teams from Office – A Global Game-Changer!

Teams Phone's New Horizons

• The 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 

• • Comms svNext - April 23
  • Microsoft 365 Community Conference - April 30 - May 1 -2
  • Teams Fireside chat - May 9 
  • Commsverse - June 26-27