


My biggest issue with this question was there was no good answer here, no table I can point at that say “That feature is missing” like Luca’s awesome “Skype Vs Teams” comparison sheet. The point of the matter is that 3PIP is going away, and you need to prepare! Unfortunately, in August of 2020, Microsoft announced that 3PIP would be supported “Beyond 2023” and has had a confusing message since then. Because 3PIP is ending on July 31st 2023. But there have been considerable improvements to the SIP gateway that it is now (mostly) on par with 3PIP bar a few features. One of the things I have been asked a few times by my customers is “Should I keep my phones on 3PIP or move them over to SIP?”ġ2 months ago, my answer would have been no. While limited, this allows for a ton of customers to re-use their existing fleets of supported handsets.

you might have noticed I was pretty excited to see that the SIP Gateway for Microsoft Teams has launched. My meeting background, and collection of phones
