For today’s business leaders striving to empower both in-office, and remote workers, Microsoft Teams Rooms offers a phenomenal opportunity to unify the workforce. Built on the flexible Microsoft Teams collaboration platform, Rooms delivers an end-to-end solution for setting up, managing, and using conferencing devices for scheduled meetings, ad-hoc discussions, broadcasts and events.
Offering easy access to a host of crucial Microsoft Teams features, from video and audio conferencing, to messaging and file sharing, Teams Rooms ensures business leaders can host successful meetings with minimal effort.
However, while Microsoft is embedding new functionality into its platform, such as echo cancellation and AI-powered screen optimization to make meetings more advanced, there are still steps for business leaders to take. Here’s how companies can ensure they’re optimizing the audio and video quality of their Teams Rooms meetings.
Step 1: Choose the Right Teams Rooms Plan
Microsoft Teams Rooms, and Microsoft Teams provides companies with a comprehensive collection of all the software tools they might need to create immersive video and audio experiences. Once companies install a Teams Rooms solution, they can leverage the platform to turn any shared space into a meeting room, with the devices of their choice.
Microsoft Teams Rooms comes with end-to-end functionality to keep devices and rooms secured, inclusive, and interactive. However, the functionality companies can leverage might vary depending on the plan they choose. As standard, Microsoft Teams users can leverage the “Basic” plan for Teams Rooms for free, which supplies access to real-time conferencing options for all attendees, wireless sharing, and one-touch meeting room joining.
However, for companies looking to truly take advantage of the full Teams Rooms solution, the “Pro” package may be more effective. For $40 per room, per month, this allows users to leverage AI-powered video and audio device experiences for more immersive meetings. The Pro plan also comes with AI-powered solutions for automating updates, and detecting problems with audio/video quality.
Step 2: Implement the Correct Hardware
While a Microsoft Teams Rooms plan will provide businesses with the software, they need to manage their conferencing and collaborative experiences; it’s still important to leverage the right hardware. The good news is Microsoft Teams already partners with a range of leading hardware solution providers, creating a range of room options.
Certified webcams, speakers, microphones, and all-in-one room kits, designed to work seamlessly with Microsoft Teams will offer a more advanced experience for business users. Leveraging pre-certified solutions from brands like AudioCodes, Poly, Jabra, Yealink, and Konftel will ensure employees can instantly access the functionality of Teams without complex configuration.
Microsoft’s partner network offers a range of hardware solutions and setups intended for different sizes and styles of meeting spaces. For instance, companies can leverage standalone video bars specially intended for focus rooms and individual users, as well as comprehensive kits for medium and large meeting room spaces.
