Still Using Lync Phone Edition Devices? Read This
Ahhhh fond memories. I recall with much joy the first time I deployed Lync Phone Edition (LPE) devices, all those years ago (not that long ago: 2010 to be precise). In the Lync world, for many years these were the only devices you could deploy for end users, meeting rooms or common areas where a physical handset was a requirement. […]
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Configure Direct Trunking to Microsoft Teams with Ribbon SBC Edge
As per this week’s HUGE announcement, Microsoft Phone System Direct Routing is now in public preview! What does this mean? In essence, this means that it is now possible to configure a SIP Trunk directly from a supported on-premises Session Border Controller (SBC) to Microsoft Teams via the internet. Microsoft’s Enterprise Voice Strategy […]
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Telstra Calling for Office 365 Has Landed
Exciting news is at hand. Telstra and Microsoft have today announced Telstra Calling for Office 365! What does this mean? Unlike other global regions such as the US and UK, if PSTN calling was desired for use with Cloud Based Skype for Business Online users, you had two choices: On-Premises PSTN breakout via Hybrid Skype […]
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Microsoft Announces Skype for Business Server 2019
It’s day 2 at Microsoft Ignite Orlando, and we’ve had the announcement many of us in the industry have been waiting for: Skype for Business Server 2019 will be released towards the end of 2018. What does this mean? After yesterday’s announcement, many were wondering what this meant for on-premises Skype for Business deployments. There’s […]
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Microsoft Teams to Replace Skype for Business… Sorta
News out of Microsoft Ignite Orlando this morning: Microsoft Teams is set to replace Skype for Business as the primary collaboration/teamwork platform – eventually. This came as no surprise to many, given the slip up that occurred last month. Rest assured that this change will not be forced onto end users, and, for the time […]
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Introducing the Polycom Trio 8500 Conference Device
Towards the end of 2015, it was with great joy that the world welcomed the Polycom Trio 8800 conference room device into being. Prior to this, the conference phone of choice for Lync/Skype for Business deployments was the Polycom CX3000: a somewhat ageing platform that was still running Lync Phone Edition software, which Microsoft is […]
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Guest Access for Microsoft Teams Has Landed
Since its inception, there’s been one feature at the top of most people’s Microsoft Teams wish list: Guest access. Today, I can report that the wait is finally over! You can now add anyone (err, anyone with an Azure Active Directory account…) as a guest to a Team. I’m expecting this will be extended in […]
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Change to Extension Manipulation with Sonus SBC Edge v6.1.3 (SBC1000/2000)
Last week, Sonus released software version 6.1.3 build 474 for their SBC Edge 1000/2000 session border controllers. Whilst I don’t usually rush out and deploy fresh out of the oven updates, in this case there was a pressing requirement for any Sonus CloudLink appliances that were soon to be updating to Microsoft Cloud Connector Edition […]
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Polycom RealConnect for Office 365: Why it’s an even bigger deal
In a previous blog, I discussed the added benefit of PSTN Conferencing capabilities when used in conjunction with Skype for Business Online. Meeting participants could continue to join from their Skype for Business client or a web browser, but now they could also choose to join via phone: very much still an important use case. […]
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Provisioning Polycom Trio 8800s – A Better Way
In a previous blog, I walked through how to ensure Trio meeting room devices received the right configuration file from the Polycom Provisioning Server. Whilst the approach I outlined then is still valid, I’d like to share a much simpler way that minimises the possibility of incorrect configuration making it onto your Trio devices. The old method […]
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