Microsoft Teams Insider

MVP Tom Arbuthnot shares all the latest Microsoft Teams and Copilot news and announcements in less than 15 minutes for February 2026.

Many thanks to Neat for their continued support.

PowerPoint Deck
Enhanced M365 Copilot Memory​
Copilot Chat (free) in Outlook with all emails and Calendar​
Ilya Bukshteyn's ISE keynote​
Microsoft Teams Licensing Changes April 2026​
Places Roadmap Updates​
Express voice enrolment​
Meet App Becomes Events App​
Teams Live Events and API are retiring​
Multiple phone numbers on Teams Phone Devices​
Transitioning Teams Android Device Management​
Events
Useful Links:
Briefings:
Real AI Use Cases in the Contact Centre with Luware Nimbus - Costs, Risks and Benefits - Marcel Gaufroid, Head of Sales – EU, at Luware​
Microsoft Places in 2026: APIs, Desk Booking, and Copilot Context - Brennan McReynolds, Product Strategy Lead for Microsoft Places​
Pure IP's Platform Strategy that Simplifies Enterprise Communications - Adnon Dow, Chief Strategy Officer at Pure IP​
AI Voice Agents - Sean Keegan, Developer Evangelist for Azure Communication Services at Microsoft​
Teams Insider Podcasts
The role AV Distribution play in Microsoft Teams Rooms with Jenny Hicks, Technical Director at Midwich UK​
Logitech's New Rally AI Cameras and Multi-Camera Microsoft Teams Rooms with Henry Levak, VP of Product for Logitech for Business​
Microsoft Places in 2026: APIs, Desk Booking, and Copilot Context Brennan McReynolds, Product Strategy Lead for Microsoft Places​
Microsoft Teams Rooms and Phone Journey at Toyota Financial Services JT Elliott, Unified Communications and Collaboration Manager, at Toyota Financial Services​​

Mahendra Sekaran, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, leads product management and data science for IC3 (Intelligent Conversations and Communication Cloud)—the core communications platform powering Microsoft Teams.

• IC3's role as the backbone for Microsoft Teams, supporting 320 million monthly active users and 26 million PSTN users

• How AI is transforming internal productivity at Microsoft, from daily briefings to real-time data insights

• Microsoft's vision for AI-native phone experiences and the future of intelligent call handling

• Why 2026 is the year of scaling agentic AI, with Microsoft Teams evolving into a hub where agents interact with humans

• How AI tooling is changing product management and engineering, from coding agents to AIOps for incident response

• The potential for granular personalisation in user experiences based on AI-driven insights

Thanks to AudioCodes, this episode's sponsor, for their continued support of Empowering.Cloud.

Jenny Hicks, Technical Director at Midwich UK, joins the podcast to share insights on AV distribution and the evolving Microsoft Teams Rooms landscape.

• What distribution is and the value it brings to the Microsoft Teams Rooms ecosystem

• How the pandemic accelerated UC adoption and shaped hardware preferences

• The rise of all-in-one devices and why refresh cycles have slowed

• Sustainability, ESG reporting and the case for modular systems

• Why Microsoft certification matters and how hardware choices affect long-term support

• AI readiness and future-proofing meeting room investments

Thanks to Logitech, this episode's sponsor, for their continued support of Empowering.Cloud.

Henry Levak, VP of Product for Logitech for Business, shares exciting new product announcements ahead of ISE 2026.

• Rally AI Camera Pro: a dual-camera PTZ solution combining optical zoom with a wide-angle digital camera, designed with a shallow profile

• Rally AI Camera: a compact digital-only variant with in-wall mounting options and fabric covers for discrete, design-friendly installations

• Multi-camera support for Microsoft Teams Rooms, enabling up to four cameras on Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows

• Logitech’s native bluetooth headset portfolio

• Logitech Spot: the battery-powered environmental sensor now shipping, with upcoming Microsoft Teams and Places integration

Thanks to Logitech, this episode's sponsor, for their continued support of Empowering.Cloud.

Brennan McReynolds, Product Strategy Lead for Microsoft Places, at Microsoft, shares what changed during Places’ first full year in general availability and what is coming next as hybrid work patterns continue to shift.

• How Places supports flexible work planning in Microsoft Calendar and Microsoft Teams, including building and room context

• The evolution of desk booking on maps, location check-in signals, and improving confidence in finding the right space

• Why Places is focused on in-person connection and collaboration, not desk booking for everyone

• How the Places directory and Microsoft Graph APIs enable partners to manage buildings, floors, rooms, desks, and maps at scale

• Three integration patterns: spatial data in and out, occupancy and check-in signals, and extensible experiences like visitor management and digital signage

• How location context feeds Work IQ and future Copilot experiences for planning, scheduling, and room selection

Thanks to Brennan for his valuable insights.