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Direct routing is a configuration in Microsoft Teams Phone that connects an organization's Session Border Controller (SBC) to Microsoft's telephony infrastructure, enabling PSTN calling without a Microsoft calling plan. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover how direct routing compares to Operator Connect, with enterprises evaluating control over number management, compliance, and carrier relationships. Topics include SBC setup, call routing policies, and integration with Teams Admin Center. The tag is relevant for IT administrators managing hybrid voice deployments, particularly those needing to maintain existing carrier contracts or regulatory compliance across multiple regions.
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    8x8 SBC Certification for Teams Phone: Direct Routing Confirmed, Operator Connect Claimed

    8×8 says it has earned Microsoft certification for its own session border controller (SBC) technology. The company says the certification covers both Direct Routing and Operator Connect for Teams calling. That matters if you run Teams Phone, so here is what the announcement says, what...
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    Siemens Teams Phone Voice25: Operator Connect and Direct Routing Across 44 Countries

    Siemens has spent years working toward a single global phone system built on Microsoft Teams. The Voice25 initiative is the latest step, and it shows what an enterprise Teams Phone rollout looks like once it moves past the pilot stage. The source is a case study published by NTT DATA, Siemens'...
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    Microsoft Teams Voice Deployment: Direct Routing Licensing, PSTN Choices and AI Call Requirements

    Voice endpoints are no longer just a choice of desk phone. A Comms Business market report pulls together channel voices on where business voice is heading. It covers desk phones, softphones, headsets, Microsoft Teams telephony and AI voice agents. Most of it is partner opinion, so it needs...
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    Swyx 15 Adds Microsoft Teams Direct Routing and Windows 11 ARM Client Preview

    Enreach has launched Swyx 15, and the headline feature is Swyx Direct for Microsoft Teams. Teams becomes a calling endpoint for a Swyx phone system. The release also adds a web-extension SDK for the SwyxIt! desktop client and a preview build for Windows 11 on ARM. The announcement is dated...
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    Momentum Expands Teams Operator Connect to 27 EU Countries for Native Admin Voice

    Momentum expanded its Microsoft Teams Operator Connect service across 27 European countries on June 2, 2026, making native Teams voice administration available to multinational customers through the Microsoft Teams Admin Center across both North America and Europe. The announcement is not just...
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