Operator Connect enables service providers to offer deeper integration into the Teams platform to enhance and streamline the Teams Phone experience around networking, provisioning, management, and reporting.
It enables businesses to directly connect their telecommunication providers to Microsoft Teams, allowing for seamless communication and collaboration within the Teams environment.
Through this partnership, Microsoft and operators can develop a deeper and more strategic relationship that takes Teams Phone to the next level by delivering higher-quality calling experiences to customers.
Teams Phone Operator Connect Mobile
With Operator Connect, businesses can leverage their existing telecommunication services while enjoying the benefits of Microsoft Teams. This eliminates the need for additional third-party applications or complex integrations, streamlining communication processes.
As this Microsoft Mechanics presentation demonstrates, the Teams Phone Operator Connect Mobile service is an industry first that lets you use a single SIM-enabled mobile phone number across your company provided mobile, desk phone, and Microsoft Teams.
Mahendra Sekaran, VP of Program Management for Microsoft Teams, joins Jeremy Chapman to share the quick admin steps to set up the first fixed mobile convergence productivity solution for business. This is enterprise-grade security and consistent call quality as you move between mobile voice and data networks.
- Instead of two business numbers, use and pay for just one SIM-enabled mobile number.
- Uplift from a voice-only call to a Teams call. Add video, people, and share content.
- As an admin, assign a SIM-enabled phone number to your employees, set policies for enterprise-grade security.
Bell expands Microsoft collaboration to launch Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile for Canadian businesses
Bell announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring new solutions that will help Canadian businesses modernize their communications platforms and better collaborate in the new world of work.
Bell Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams, is now available to Canadian enterprises, enabling them to extend their Teams collaboration capabilities to employees, regardless of their location.
Bell is also advancing its company-wide digital transformation and workforce modernization through cloud collaboration investments with Microsoft. With Bell Calling for Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile, users can expect:
- Reliable mobile calling: Make and receive business calls using a mobile device’s native dialer or the Teams app, all with one mobile number.
- Unified communication: Make and receive business calls from any device, including mobile, laptop, desktop, or tablet, and access all the features of Teams, like status updates, call transfer, voicemail, unified call logs and missed calls, and recording, from any device, no matter the work location.
- Enhanced management: IT administrators can now manage Teams Phone users, both mobile and fixed-line, within the Microsoft 365 Admin Portal, simplifying moves, adds, and changes.
- AI integration: Advanced features like Microsoft 365 Copilot, available as add-ons, add powerful artificial intelligence capabilities, including summarization of live calls.
With Bell Operator Connect, a cloud-based Bell solution that enables business-grade voice calling on Teams, Canadian organizations can now add Bell’s high-quality voice network to Teams without additional phone equipment, hardware, or upfront investment.
