{"id":111251,"date":"2022-06-07T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T10:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopup.com\/resource-center\/\/episode-8-proof-of-concepts-101-deliver-a-smooth-teams-telephony-rollout\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:35:13","slug":"episode-8-proof-of-concepts-101-deliver-a-smooth-teams-telephony-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopup.com\/us\/resource-center\/webcasts\/episode-8-proof-of-concepts-101-deliver-a-smooth-teams-telephony-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 8 \u2013 Proof of Concepts 101 \u2013 Deliver a smooth Teams Telephony rollout"},"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\/h2Elm2e9LeY?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<style>.wp-post-image{display:none}<\/style><p>Committing to any new technology often comes with unknowns and uncertainties \u2013 and Microsoft Teams telephony is no different. 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