{"id":105330,"date":"2022-02-01T16:52:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopup.com\/?p=105330"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:19:34","slug":"episode-7-the-latest-devices-and-trends-in-microsoft-teams-telephony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopup.com\/us\/resource-center\/webcasts\/episode-7-the-latest-devices-and-trends-in-microsoft-teams-telephony\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 7 &#8211; The latest devices and trends in Microsoft Teams Telephony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.wp-post-image{display:none !important;<\/style><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n    <iframe\n      id=\"ytPlayer\"\n      style=\"aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nuL5Ra80yjA?enablejsapi=1\"\n      frameborder=\"0\"\n      allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\"\n      allowfullscreen>\n    <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/iframe_api\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve the best possible deployment of Microsoft Teams cloud telephony, organisations need to get their device strategy right. 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