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News and insights.

Product news, release notes and guides for Microsoft Teams voice and messaging.

Guides

Selling AI Voice Agents for Microsoft Teams: What Service Providers Need to Know

A buyer's guide for service providers selling AI voice agents for Microsoft Teams: what to check, and how TeamMate compares with Microsoft and AudioCodes.

News

CallTower Bought Momentum's Voice Business. What Should Independent UCaaS Providers Do Now?

CallTower bought Momentum's voice and Teams business. What a bigger Microsoft-aligned rival means for UCaaS providers, and how to respond.

Microsoft Teams

How to Keep Your PBX Customers When They Move to Teams Phone

Customers moving to Microsoft Teams don't have to churn. A UCaaS guide to Teams Phone options, trade-offs and a PBX-to-Teams retention playbook.

Microsoft Teams

7 AI Voice Agent Templates and Where Each One Wins

Seven AI voice agent templates, the businesses each one fits best, and how service providers can resell them on top of the phone service they already sell.

Microsoft Teams

Lumen is exiting voice. Its Teams customers need a home

Lumen stopped selling voice, including hosted Teams calling, on August 1. Here's how UCaaS providers can win the Teams customers it left behind.

News

TeamMate mobile apps now available for iOS and Android

Your customers' business numbers, now on iPhone and Android. Our mobile calling apps are live on the App Store and Google Play. Contact us to learn more.

Events

TeamMate to exhibit and sponsor the AI panel at NetSapiens UGM 2026

TeamMate is an exhibitor and sponsor at NetSapiens UGM 2026 in Austin, October 26–29, and is sponsoring the AI panel. Come talk to us about AI Voice Agents.

News

Welcome to the new TeamMate website

Our new website shows every way to bring your service to Microsoft Teams, with a live AI receptionist, a comparison guide and a self-serve proof of concept.

Microsoft Teams

There's No Single Way to Put a Customer on Teams

Every Teams customer needs something different. Why service providers win with a range of integration options, with examples from the TeamMate platform.

Guides

Microsoft Teams Telephony Integration: A Complete Guide

How Microsoft Teams telephony works: Calling Plans, Operator Connect, Direct Routing and Teams Phone Mobile compared, plus connecting a PBX or SIP trunk.

Microsoft Teams

How to Connect Microsoft Teams with Webex: Chat Federation Explained

The only guide to Teams-Webex chat federation. Learn how ChatBridge bridges Microsoft Teams and Cisco Webex for real-time cross-platform messaging.

Microsoft Teams

“ChatBridge vs Mio: Comparing Cross-Platform Chat Federation Solutions (2026)”

Detailed comparison of TeamMate ChatBridge and Mio for Teams-Slack chat federation. Platform support, Webex advantage, security, and pricing.

Microsoft Teams

“Microsoft Teams and Slack Integration: The Complete Guide for Enterprise (2026)”

How to connect Microsoft Teams and Slack for real-time bidirectional messaging. Covers native options, third-party solutions, and enterprise use cases.

Blog

SMS for Microsoft Teams: The Fastest Way to Bring Customers and Internal Teams Together

Learn why SMS for Microsoft Teams is a fast, powerful way to unite customer communication with internal collaboration. Discover how TeamMate’s SMS integration brings teams together.

News

Teammate Technology Is Now SOC 2 Certified

We’re excited to announce that Teammate Technology is now SOC 2 Type 2 certified—a major milestone in our commitment to data security, reliability, and

Microsoft Teams

The Case for Business Call Recording: Cost, Control, and Flexibility

Learn how business call recording delivers cost savings, stronger control and greater flexibility with TeamMate’s solution for Microsoft Teams.

DRaaS

How MSPs Can Leverage Direct Routing as a Service to Expand Offerings

Learn how MSPs and Service Providers can expand their offerings with Direct Routing as a Service (DRaaS) from TeamMate. Discover the benefits of scalable, flexible Teams voice.

Features

Why Operator Connect Express is a Smart Move for MSPs and Telecom Providers

Discover why Operator Connect Express is a game-changing Microsoft Teams voice solution and how TeamMate Technology simplifies access for MSPs.

Microsoft Teams

How Teams Operator Connect Simplifies PSTN Connectivity in Microsoft Teams

Learn how Teams Operator Connect simplifies PSTN connectivity and how TeamMate Technology supports MSPs in streamlining Microsoft Teams calling

Microsoft Teams

Ready to Replace Legacy Voice Services? Microsoft Teams Calling Makes Compliance Easier for MSPs

Learn how Microsoft Teams Calling, enhanced by TeamMate, helps MSPs deliver compliant, secure, and scalable voice solutions for clients across industries.

Events

Release Notes for v2.18: New Features & Enhancements

At Teammate we stay committed to continuously enhancing our platforms to deliver a better, faster, and more reliable experience for our customers. As part of

Microsoft Teams

Introducing ACS Call App for License Free Calling

The release of TeamMate version 2.18 includes the latest iteration of our call app, now rebranded ACS Call App. Built on Microsoft’s Azure Communication

News

Meet TeamMate: Powering Seamless Collaboration Across Microsoft Teams and Mitel

For organizations running both Microsoft Teams and traditional telephony or Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platforms, productivity often suffers when the two systems don’t work…

UCaaS

Do MSPs and CSPs Need Operator Connect Certification? Not with TeamMate.

Learn how TeamMate lets MSPs and CSPs offer Microsoft Teams voice without the hassle of Operator Connect Certification. Faster deployments, no certification required.

Microsoft Teams

What MSPs Need to Know About Microsoft Teams Operator Connect Deployment

Learn how MSPs can streamline Microsoft Teams Operator Connect deployment with TeamMate's Operator Connect Express.

Microsoft Teams

Did Microsoft Break License Free Call Apps?

On March 20, 2025, Microsoft quietly announced a policy change enforcing Phone System license checks for bot-initiated PSTN calls in Microsoft Teams, effective September 30, 2025. This update…

News

Mitel Chooses TeamMate to Accelerate Teams Integration

Mitel, a global leader in business communications, and L–SPARK, Canada’s top software accelerator, have announced the latest companies chosen from a

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Federated Chat: Empowering Your Team with Cross-Platform Communication

Learn how Microsoft Teams Federated Chat enables secure, cross-platform communication. Explore use cases and discover TeamMate’s powerful chat integration tools.

Microsoft Teams

How Teams Chat and Slack Integration Enables Cross-Platform Messaging

Discover how integrating Microsoft Teams and Slack enables cross-platform messaging. Learn how TeamMate’s Chat Connector improves communication and productivity.

Microsoft Teams

Ways to Maximize Your Team & Client Potential with Teams Chat Integration

Learn how Teams Chat Integration helps MSPs improve client communication, streamline collaboration, and deliver smarter service offerings.

Microsoft Teams

Provisioning is Better than Ever with New API Workflow

Discover how the new API Workflow improves provisioning speed and reliability. Enhance automation and integration—learn more today!

Microsoft Teams

Get to Know TeamMate’s Operator Connect Express

For service providers seeking seamless Microsoft Teams telephony, TeamMate’s Operator Connect Express (OCE), launched in January 2025, delivers a powerful,

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Call Recording Compliance: The Ultimate Guide for Your Business

Learn how to ensure Microsoft Teams call recording compliance for your business. This guide covers key regulations, best practices, and how TeamMate simplifies it all.

Microsoft Teams

Maximizing Business Efficiency with Teams Phone Recording in Microsoft Teams

Discover how Teams phone recording improves business efficiency and performance. Learn how TeamMate’s solution helps you record and manage Microsoft Teams calls seamlessly.

Microsoft Teams

Coming Soon: Interactive Voice Agents for Microsoft Teams

AI voice agents are rapidly changing the game in business voice communications. But the capability to interact with a voice agent through Microsoft Teams

Blog

Three Features That Set TeamMate Apart: Presence Sync, Presence Pause, and Pro Transfer

TeamMate’s Microsoft Teams telephony integration offers unique tools like Presence Sync, Presence Pause, and Pro Transfer to streamline communication.

Features

TeamMate Technology Shares Exciting New Microsoft Teams Integration Solutions at ITEXPO 2025

At the recently concluded ITEXPO 2025, our very own CEO Eric Hernaez, spoke with Rich Tehrani of TMC about three of the Company’s newly launched

Events

Teammate Joins ITExpo 2025: Boosting Margins with Microsoft 365 and Teams – The MSP Opportunity

If you missed the IT Expo 2025 session on “Boosting Margins with Microsoft 365 and Teams – The MSP Opportunity,” don’t worry—we’ve got you

Features

Teammate Technology v2.16: New Features & Enhancements

At Teammate Technology, we continuously strive to enhance our platform and introduce new features that elevate your communication management experience. With

Features

TeamMate Unveils Exciting New Products: Elevating Microsoft Teams with New Integrations

TeamMate is thrilled to announce the latest additions to our suite of innovative communication solutions. As part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing the

Features

New Feature Alert: Version 2.15 Launching December 7, 2024!

Teammate Version 2.15 will be released on December 7, 2024, with a host of new features and enhancements designed to improve your experience and streamline

Events

Teammate to Present Latest SMS Integration at Netsapiens Codefest!

We are thrilled to announce that Teammate Technology has been chosen to present our latest SMS integration at the upcoming Netsapiens Codefest! This event will take place during the 2024 User Group…

News

TeamMate Supports New SMS Providers

TeamMate is pleased to announce that the TeamMate SMS Connector is now integrated with Syniverse and Crexendo powered by Netsapiens.

Events

TeamMate Technology joins Crexendo UGM 2024

Save the date: October 21-24, 2024, as Crexendo | Netsapiens’ Annual User Group Meeting (UGM) goes to Nashville, Tennessee!

News

Teammate Launches New Billing Portal

Manage your invoices and pay your Teammate bills with ease with the new Teammate Billing Portal.

Blog

What Licensing Is Needed for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing?

Wondering what licenses you need to get started with Microsoft Teams Direct Routing? Find out in our latest blog! Visit us today!

Features

New Features Alert: Version 2.14 is Here!

Knowledge Base. Our Knowledge Base is available through the Help widget in the reseller portal and contains guides to using all of the new features.Support

News

Group SMS Messaging Now Available

4. Select Group SMS for the Send Option and do the following:

Features

TeamMate Introduces Contact-Sync Application for Netsapiens

TeamMate’s Version 2.13 brings the Contact-Sync application to help keep contact details uniform across Netsapiens and Microsoft Teams systems.

Events

Teammate Technology Expands its Footprint with Opening of New Point-of-Presence in Singapore.

Larger footprint means better network performance and enhanced reliability in our Teams integration leading to more efficient operations and better

News

New Features Alert: Version 2.13 is coming on May 11th!

We work hard to bring added features and enhancements that improve the UCaaS user experience so that you can successfully integrate your UCaaS with Microsoft

News

TeamMate CEO to speak at ReInvent Connect 2024

Teammate Technology’s very own CEO Eric Hernaez will be speaking at ReInvent Connect 2024 – the annual national partner summit hosted by ReInvent Telecom – about the company’s Teams Integration…

UCaaS

Direct Routing as a Service (DRaaS): What It Is, What It Costs and How to Choose a Provider

What Direct Routing as a Service (DRaaS) is, how it works, who needs it, how its costs compare with self-managed Direct Routing, and how to choose a provider.

Events

TeamMate Welcomes New Team Members

We’re Growing! TeamMate is happy to welcome two new members to our management team.

Microsoft Teams

Transforming Learning Environments: The Impact of Microsoft Teams Integrations for Education

Want to make the most of your Microsoft Teams for education – without wrestling with complicated setups or limited integrations? Make it happen with TeamMate!

UCaaS

Your Ultimate Guide to Direct Routing

What is direct routing? What can it do, and how can you deploy it? This ultimate guide can help you to implement it into your strategy.

Blog

TeamMate ChatGPT Support Assistant Now Available

In our ongoing quest to provide the best customer service possible to users of our Teams integration products, we are happy to announce the availability of a

News

Teammate Partners with NextPlane for Unified Presence and Microsoft Teams Interoperability Solutions

[San Francisco, January 30, 2024] – Nextplane, a leading provider of AI-enabled connectivity services is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Teammate Technology, a pioneer in advanced…

Microsoft Teams

5 Benefits of Integrating Microsoft Teams with Your Contact Center Solutions

Wondering how a Teams integration might benefit your contact center solutions? Well, wonder no more! We'll take you through five major benefits of using Teams.

Microsoft Teams

Utilizing TeamMate Connector to Develop Verticals

Wondering how to break into other industries? Consider a Microsoft Teams integration! Find out how it can help you gain clients across company verticals.

News

Microsoft Teams SMS Integration for Telnyx via TeamMate

Telnyx partner TeamMate launches Microsoft Teams SMS integration, powered by Telnyx’s billion-scale Messaging API.

Features

2600hz Ups the Ante with TeamMate Integration

The 2600hz comm.land integration makes it easier than ever to turn Teams into a softphone that puts your calling features right in Teams as a branded application, including the ability to park calls, sync presence, activate BLF, get message waiting notifications and much more.

Case Studies

Clearspan

Clearspan Communications is a Unified Communications technology company based out of Plano, Texas. Their solutions are purpose-built for service providers and

Microsoft Teams

Analyzing the Security Benefits of Microsoft Teams

Unlock the vault of Microsoft Teams security! Dive into encryption, compliance, and best practices for an impenetrable collaboration fortress.

Case Studies

Teams for Education

In 2022, a U.S. campus of Nord Anglia Education (NAE), a British provider of international schools, approached the team of Chicago Business VoIP (CBV) to help

Microsoft Teams

Spotlight on Operator Connect

Simplify Microsoft Teams calling with Operator Connect—a direct, secure way to manage voice services without extra hardware or complexity.

News

RingLogix Looks to TeamMate to Open New Possibilities for MSPs

This article, originally published by MSP Today, discusses the recent partnership announcement between the two companies.

Case Studies

PortaOne

PortaOne is a well-established telecom software platform developer, primarily for billing and softswitch platforms – not just for VoIP, but also UCaaS

Case Studies

2600Hz

2600Hz is one of the more innovative providers, having built their own platform from the ground up with an emphasis on flexibility and openness. The Kazoo

Case Studies

Crexendo

The cloud services business is scale-based by nature, especially for communications platforms like UCaaS and CCaaS, where real-time applications are core to

UCaaS

Future-Proof Your UCaaS Offering with Seamless Integration

Staying ahead of the latest technological advancements it's a necessity, especially when it comes to UCaaS and Microsoft Teams. Read more.

News

Meet TeamMate at The UCaaS Event

"The UCaaS Event" is more than just a conference; it's an experience that unites the most forward-thinking minds in the UCaaS sector under one roof.

Microsoft Teams

Viirtue and TeamMate partnership deliver best of both worlds, UCaaS functionality and Teams collaboration tools, Podcast

Viirtue enlisted TeamMate to offer the best Teams telephony integration for their white label UCaaS

Microsoft Teams

UCaaS and Microsoft Teams Market Size as of August 2023

As a company that specializes in navigating the intersection of UCaaS and Microsoft Teams, we often get asked about the size of the market. Specifically,

Microsoft Teams

New Feature Alert: version 2.9 is Live

We work hard to bring add features and enhancements that improve the UCaaS user experience so that you can successfully integrate your UCaaS with Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams

How Integrating with Microsoft Teams Can Boost Your Bottom Line

With Microsoft Teams on your side, you gain access to millions of potential buyers. Learn more about the benefits of integrating Microsoft Teams.

Features

How to Master Microsoft Teams Integration with VoIP.ms

Mastering Teams integration with VoIP.ms. The integration of Microsoft Teams and VoIP.ms, focusing on the TeamMate PBX connector and its capabilities.

Features

How to be Successful with UCaaS and Microsoft Teams

How to be successful with UCaaS and Microsoft Teams with the help of TeamMate Technology

News

2600Hz Announces Impressive Lineup of Sponsors for Kazoocon 2023

HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — 2600Hz is proud to announce its roster of distinguished sponsors for their annual cloud communications conference, Kazoocon. Taking place from October…

Microsoft Teams

Direct Routing vs Operator Connect: What’s the difference?

We often get asked to explain the difference between Direct Routing and Operator Connect. So here is our explanation…

Blog

Partnering with TeamMate: Unveiling a World of Benefits

In the rapidly evolving landscape of communications technology solutions, finding the right partner can make all the difference. When it comes to cutting-edge technology, comprehensive solutions, and…

Features

TeamMate Technology to Exhibit at Crexendo UGM 2023

TeamMate Technology to Exhibit at Crexendo|Netsapiens UGM 2023

Microsoft Teams

5 Years, 50 Million Licensed Teams Phone Users: What Businesses Can Learn from Microsoft’s Success

We have extracted the valuable lessons of Microsoft's success that will equip you with the insights needed to supercharge your own strategies.

Blog

TeamMate Technology to Sponsor Kazoocon!

TeamMate Technology Sponsors Industry Trade Show in October: Kazoocon!

Microsoft Teams

Unlock UCaaS Revenue Streams with Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is making its moves into the UCaaS market with Teams Phone. Transform this 'threat' into an opportunity. Read to learn more!

Blog

Now You Can Integrate Microsoft Copilot AI With Your UCaaS Service

The rise of AI is already transforming many industries, and its impact is likely to be even greater in the future. Microsoft Teams is adapting to the situation by adding next wave of generative AI…

Features

SMS Connector Video Just Dropped

Learn about the only white-label SMS integration for Microsoft Teams

Features

New Feature Alert: version 2.8 is Live

We are pleased to announce the availability of the newest version of our platform, TeamMate 2.8.0!  Our team has been hard at work to bring you new features and enhancements to improve your user…

Features

Helping Customers Migrate to Teams Without Compromising on Telephony

The UCaaS market is a crowded space, and for good reason. Cloud has emerged as the deployment model of choice for many communications applications, and the SaaS business model has found favor as Opex…

Features

Introducing SIP Auto Provisioning

TeamMate is happy to announce that beta support for SIP Auto-Provisioning is now available with the release of version 2.8. SIP Auto-Provisioning is a new

Features

What’s the Diff: PBX Connector vs SIP Trunk Connector

This post will compare TeamMate's PBX Connector and SIP Trunk Connector to help you decide the best strategy to integrate your PBX or UCaaS with Microsoft Teams Phone System.

Features

Microsoft Teams and Phone System – Know the Differences

Not sure if you need Teams or a phone system? This guide breaks down the key differences to help you choose the right setup for your business.

News

Bring Your Own Carrier for Business SMS in Microsoft Teams

This article by Elliot Mulley-Goodbarne was originally published here on UC Today

News

TeamMate Technology’s Innovative Approach to Microsoft Teams Integration

This article by Rich Tehrani was originally published here on TMCNet

News

TeamMate Technology Develops New Calling App to Integrate the Vodia PBX with Microsoft Teams

The TeamMate PBX Connector Is a Unique Add-On to Microsoft Office 365 Users Can Natively Integrate Any Existing PBX Phone System into Microsoft Teams Effectively Turns MS Teams into a Softphone

News

TeamMate Releases New Microsoft Teams Connector Update for Telecom Service Providers

This article was originally published here on Cloud Communications Alliance

Features

Build a Microsoft Teams Strategy

We often hear from voice service providers that are unsure about how to respond to the threat they perceive when customers bring up Microsoft Phone System,

Features

Announcing a New Feature in the TeamMate Partner Provisioning Portal

We are happy to announce that we have added new capabilities to our Partner Provisioning Portal.  It is now possible for you to create and vote on

News

Teams on Pace to be the Most Popular Softphone in the World

This article by Elliot Mulley-Goodbarne was originally published here on UC Today

News

Microsoft Teams PBX Integration using TeamMate Explained

This article by Rob Scott was originally published here on UC Today

News

TeamMate PBX Connector Available from Microsoft

Microsoft Teams use is booming.  Any organization already using Teams is now considering how to use the built-in options to make it a

News

Microsoft Teams + NetSapiens + Service Provider = Unlimited Opportunities

This article was originally published here on Telecom Reseller

News

2600Hz and TeamMate Technology Announce Partnership to Offer Microsoft Teams Integration

HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — 2600Hz, a leading provider of unified business communications and the world-renowned KAZOO platform, and TeamMate Technology, a leading Microsoft Teams…

News

SMS for Teams as TeamMate Steps Up Microsoft Ready Products, Podcast

This article was originally published here on Telecom Reseller

News

TeamMate Microsoft Teams PBX Connector available in US, Canada, Australia, and UK with expanded integration with Vonage, 8X8, RingCentral and Others

Larger footprint, Larger PBX Interop List, and a Branded Teams App

News

TeamMate: Making the Right Call on Microsoft Teams

This article by Elliot Mulley-Goodbarne was originally published here on UC Today

News

TeamMate and NetSapiens Integrate SNAPsolution UC&C Platform with Microsoft Teams

This article by Daina Larkin was originally published here on netsapiens

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