Operator Connect uses a Microsoft-certified operator to manage the PSTN infrastructure while administrators manage users in Teams admin center without deploying their own SBCs.

fact · verified 2026-09-06

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Teams Phone
Subsystem
Operator Connect
Deployment
operator-managed-pstn
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-06
Status
fact
Confidence
0.90
Verified
2026-09-06

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WarmTransfer. (2026, September 6). Microsoft Teams Phone architecture and licensing: claim teamsphone-operator-connect-removes-customer-sbc. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teamsphone-operator-connect-removes-customer-sbc

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teamsphone-operator-connect-removes-customer-sbc,
  title  = {Microsoft Teams Phone architecture and licensing: claim teamsphone-operator-connect-removes-customer-sbc},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teamsphone-operator-connect-removes-customer-sbc},
  note   = {Claim teamsphone-operator-connect-removes-customer-sbc, verified 2026-09-06}
}

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