TeamsLink: Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams

Solve the Microsoft Teams external voice calling disconnect with TeamsLink.
Secure, efficient and feature rich, TeamsLink provides cost-effective calling plans and advanced functionality to maximise the value of your Teams system.

TeamsLink

To enable the full functionality of Microsoft Teams and external dialling, your business requires a direct routing add-on. However, standard Microsoft direct routing options can be limited in bundled minutes and key features needed for a fully integrated unified communications solution.

Why Choose TeamsLink Direct Routing?

TeamsLink Direct Routing takes your Microsoft Teams deployment to the next level:

Increase Productivity

Extend the functionality of Microsoft Teams to enhance productivity and streamline collaboration across your organisation, while ensuring your data and communications remain secure with CyberGuard.

Maximise ROI

Maximise ROI with a Microsoft Teams deployment that is flexible and scalable enough to meet evolving business needs and communication challenges through advanced cloud and technology solutions.

Simplify & Enhance

Add-on tools to simplify administration while enhancing and securing call centre operations.

Remove Limitations

Overcome usage limitations with flexible calling solutions, including unlimited UK minutes for seamless business communication.

Omnichannel Support

Extensions and features designed to support seamless omnichannel communication across your organisation.

Rapid & Seamless Deployment

A fully cloud-based system designed for rapid deployment with no upfront capital investment.

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TeamsLink Features

TeamsLink by Canon dramatically extends Microsoft Teams functionality to deliver true omnichannel capabilities:

Your Phone Line, Your Way

Unlimited UK calls, number porting, and UK DDI enable you to build a reliable national presence that customers can consistently trust.

Advanced Call Centre Operations

TeamsLink includes essential call centre capabilities such as ring groups, follow-the-sun routing, auto attendants, and music on hold.

Extend your call centre operations with advanced features, including a shared address book, call queues, visual routing management, skills-based routing, and integrated analytics through Power BI.

Compliance & Security Safeguards

Ensure your calls remain secure and compliant with advanced TeamsLink features, including MiFID II-compliant call recording, manual pause and resume functions for PCI compliance, and live monitoring capabilities.

TeamsLink Benefits Recap

TeamsLink from Canon delivers familiar Microsoft Teams functionality, enhanced with a dedicated administration portal that provides clear, visual control over user management and call routing.

Key benefits include:

●Cost savings on calls

●Simple setup and deployment

●Feature-rich management portal

●Optimised bandwidth and voice quality

●Hybrid platform support for seamless migration

●UK-based technical support

●Over 20 years of porting and carrier expertise

●Teams-integrated handsets

●Retain existing numbers

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • TeamsLink is a cloud-based Direct Routing solution that integrates external voice calling directly into Microsoft Teams. It turns Microsoft Teams into a complete unified communications platform, allowing your staff to make and receive standard telephone calls from any device using their existing Teams interface.

  • Standard Microsoft Teams licences support internal audio and video calls, but external dialling requires additional call routing and calling plans. TeamsLink provides cost-effective external connectivity, inclusive UK minutes, and advanced call-handling features that standard Microsoft plans do not include.

  • TeamsLink extends Microsoft Teams with enterprise voice capabilities, including interactive voice response (IVR) auto-attendants, ring groups, visual call queues, skills-based routing, and live wallboards with Power BI analytics for detailed performance reporting.

  • TeamsLink provides secure, compliance-ready call recording features tailored for regulated industries. It includes MiFID II-compliant recording alongside manual pause and resume controls to ensure full PCI DSS compliance during credit card payment handling.

  • Yes. Canon manages the complete number porting process, allowing you to retain your existing telephone numbers, direct dial-in (DDI) ranges, and non-geographic numbers without disrupting business communications.

  • No. TeamsLink is delivered entirely as a cloud service with no upfront capital investment in physical phone lines or on-premise PBX hardware. Users can place and receive calls using existing laptops, mobile devices, or Microsoft Teams-certified handsets.

Why Canon?

Canon is a trusted partner to help you wherever you are on your digital transformation journey. We’ll be on hand at every step, to ensure delivery of the omnichannel communications system your business needs.