- #Skype online end of life update
- #Skype online end of life free
I’m not sure this is plausible for most customers, and not for most that specifically went out and bought ACP. They suggest you could go all VoIP and have no dial in details. Microsoft put this on the table as an option. Path 3: Stop using PSTN dial-in conferencing and just use SFBO VoIP This is mainly used for branding invites and video interop, but could also make this scenario more plausible to users. Modality offer a Outlook client side plugin called CustomInvite that can add these PSTN dial in details (as well as customising the invite and adding video interop join details too). Out of the box, this is a poor user experience as the conference invite from Outlook won’t have any PSTN dial in details in it. I feel like Microsoft put this in to keep the ACP providers happy, you could disable all VoIP and separately use any PSTN conferencing provider for Audio. Path 2: Continue to separately use a third-party PSTN audio conferencing provider alongside SfBO Note, nothing about this announcement forces you you to move to Microsoft Teams.
This service works for SFBO today, and Microsoft Teams, should you want to use Teams today or in the future. #Skype online end of life free
Feel free to ping me if you want a demo/trial. Modality have a PowerBI billing report to allow you to break this down per user/per department.
Be aware that Microsoft charge any per minute costs into a single “bucket” called “communications credits”. I would get your usage, country number coverage and costs from your ACP provider and compare them to the Microsoft models to right size you spend. What Countries does Microsoft Office 365 PSTN Audio Conferencing Cover and What are the Costs?. They don’t talk about this a great deal, but it might be a good fit depending on how many users and minutes you use. a no monthly/annual licence cost, just pay per minute option. “per user” cost with no additional per minute cost for inbound calls, which is also included in E5. If you need dial-in conferencing (and as an ACP customer you probably do, since you are paying for it now), and you want to keep using Skype for Business Online and or Teams, this is your only real option. Path 1: Migrate to Microsoft PSTN Audio Conferencing They offer 3 options, I have added some commentary. Microsoft has provided an advisory article here. What happens now if I am using ACP with Skype for Business Online?ĪCP will continue to work until 1st April 2019, but you do need to think about how you will migrate from the service. Any user enabled for an ACP service will no longer have the ACP dial-in instructions automatically included in any new Skype for Business meeting invites nor will any ACP dial-in users be able to join a Skype for Business Online meeting for audio participation. As of April 1, 2019, ACP service will no longer work. Existing ACP customers can add new users until the end of life period. Microsoft is keen to have customers use them for both PSTN and VoIP conferencing on SfBO and Microsoft Teams.Ĭustomers without ACP today will no longer be able to purchase or enable it. ACP was never available for Microsoft Teams. PGI (parent company of Modality Systems, where I work)ĪCP was the only option for PSTN dial into SfBO conferences prior to Microsoft building their own first-party PSTN conferencing service. Providers have a direct connection to Skype for Business Online and could offer dial-in numbers and PIN’s for SfBO conferences. 
This service is called ACP, (certified) Audio Conferencing Providers. Update: : The deadline has been extended to the end date of Skype for Business Online Service, 31st july 2021Īt the same time as Microsoft seem to be getting more friendly with Telco’s providing user phone services for SfB Online and Microsoft Teams ( ThinkTel and Telstra), they have decided to End of Life 3rd parties providing PSTN dial-in conferencing numbers/services for Skype for Business Online on April 1, 2019.
#Skype online end of life update
Update : The deadline has been extended to 2020.
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