Join Kristian McCann from UC Today and Tom Arbuthnot from Empowering Cloud as they kick off 2026 with a deep dive into Microsoft Teams’ latest developments, plus hear how Special guest Andrew Liptrot, Global Lead for Audio, Visual and Workplace Technology at Haleon, is trying to elevate Microsoft Teams Rooms beyond just being a technical deployment.
This month’s topics:
What to expect in 2026 – Unified Copilot, Facilitator features, MDep gaining traction in rooms, the panel breaks down what to expect.
Teams Phone hits 26M PSTN users – 30% growth in under two years as enterprise voice adoption continues, though hybrid deployments remain common in healthcare and regulated industries.
Security features expand to all tiers – Protection against weaponizable file types, malicious URL detection, and a system for reporting false positives, will now be enabled by default across all tiers.
Blocking external users – Admins can now block external users from contacting your organization through Teams via the Defender portal.
Frontline Hub consolidates worker tools – New capabilities combine scheduling, communications, and task management for 2 billion frontline workers ahead of July 2026 F-series license price increases.
