Starting July 1, 2023, Teams Rooms devices, including those using Personal Mode as well as the Teams application on Surface Hub and Teams Panels, will be blocked from signing in without a valid Teams Rooms license. This has been previously communicated. However, Microsoft has
Microsoft Teams Rooms license now needed for various devices Effective July 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Rooms devices, Surface Hubs, and executives in personal mode using a user license will need to provision a Teams Rooms license to continue service. However, on June 26, 2023, Microsoft
Effective February 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Premium is available. Microsoft Teams Premium is a new offering that builds on the current Microsoft Teams experience with additional features that help make Teams meetings even more personalized, intelligent, and protected. It also enables premium capabilities for
Effective January 10, 2023, there is a free Microsoft Teams Premium trial available that can be activated in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. It contains 25 Users for 30 days. What can I use Teams Premium for? With Teams Premium, customers can: Extend
Microsoft Teams Shared Device replaces Microsoft Common Area Phone Effective December 1, 2022, Microsoft Common Area Phone has been rebranded as Microsoft Teams Shared Device. Microsoft Teams has introduced a new software offering called Teams Shared Device. This is a rebranding of the previous
Effective November 1, 2022, Microsoft Operator Connect Mobile for Microsoft Teams has been renamed Microsoft 365 Teams Phone Mobile. Teams Phone Mobile is another option for providing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connectivity with Microsoft Teams and Phone System. With Teams Phone Mobile, a
Effective February 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Premium will be generally available, and will be in Public Preview starting December 1, 2022. Teams Premium will be licensed via an add-on to Microsoft Teams. Additional features through Teams Premium include for example: Intelligent recaps to summarize
Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic vs. Pro: Which License is Right for You? Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic and Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro are the new licensing options that replace Microsoft Teams Rooms Standard and Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium. But what are the differences between these
Effective September 1, 2022, Microsoft Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN) is included in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft eCDN is an enterprise Content Delivery Network that enhances live video-streaming experiences for Microsoft Teams and other video products. This WebRTC-based solution reduces bandwidth usage helping mitigate impacts
Microsoft has delayed the mandatory switch of the license management of Dynamics 365 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications in Microsoft 365 Admin Center to November 1, 2025, instead of the previously announced August 30, 2025. This gives organizations one more month for the transition to Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Also,
Until February 1, 2026, Microsoft is offering a 50% discount on Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance for all customers with at least one Microsoft 365 Copilot license. This promotion is available for customers who have previously purchased Microsoft 365 Copilot without Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance. Updated 2025-06-11: You now only need
For Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 & 2019, Microsoft 365 Apps were supposed to no longer receive security updates after October 2025. Microsoft will continue to provide security updates for Microsoft 365 Apps on these Windows products for three more years. These updates will be delivered through the standard update