Vodafone Business has launched Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile, aiming to provide a secure UC solution for mobile connectivity.
“Our collaboration with Vodafone Business expands the capabilities of Microsoft Teams to create a unified communication experience for businesses globally,"
Mark Nixon, Director, Modern Work, Microsoft UK, said.
Available for business customers and indirect channel partners, Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile provides companies with a mobile number they can use to make and receive calls using Microsoft Teams and a mobile device.
Vodafone and Microsoft's Phone Mobile
The partnership between Vodafone Business and Microsoft Teams aims to address two key challenges: BYOD and hybrid work.
Vodafone Business states that 57% of employees consider a smartphone essential, and nearly 90% of businesses have a workforce requiring flexible working arrangements, with 56% of employees indicating this flexibility is a dealbreaker.
Yet, cybersecurity remains a concern for communications occurring outside protected networks, such as an office or an employee's personal device under a BYOD policy.
Indeed, Vodafone Business asserts that 21% of enterprise breaches in the past 12 months resulted from an employee's home or remote work environment being targeted.
"As businesses continue to embrace hybrid working, the need for unified communication tools has never been greater,"
Katy Liddell, Head of Business Solutions and Customer Operations, Vodafone Business UK, said.
