Microsoft Teams News APRIL Update (2024)

Microsoft Teams News

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