Microsoft Teams telephony in 2026: Mixvoip enables Direct Routing in under 15 minutes

BRUSSELS - Jan. 18, 2026 - PRLog -- Microsoft Teams is increasingly used as a business phone system, but connecting Teams to the public telephone network remains a challenge for many organisations. In 2026, Mixvoip confirms that Direct Routing remains a practical and scalable approach when delivered as a fully managed service.

Mixvoip integrates Microsoft Teams with its managed Direct Routing platform in less than 15 minutes. The entire telephony layer, including session border controllers, routing, security, and monitoring, is operated by Mixvoip. Customers enable calling in Teams without deploying infrastructure or handling voice-specific complexity.

Direct Routing is often perceived as complex due to the presence of SBCs and advanced routing concepts. In a managed architecture, these elements are abstracted from the customer. Deployment, supervision, and lifecycle management are automated and handled by a dedicated team of Microsoft-certified experts.

Operator Connect is frequently positioned as a simpler alternative. While it centralises number assignment in the Microsoft Teams admin center, it does not remove the need for Microsoft licensing, operator contracts, pricing discussions, or Teams telephony expertise. Commercial terms, pricing, and service conditions remain defined by each operator.

By combining Microsoft Teams with a managed Direct Routing service, organisations retain architectural flexibility, international coverage, and cost control, while keeping administration focused on Microsoft Teams itself.

Mixvoip operates in Luxembourg and Belgium, where it is the second largest fixed-line telephony provider. The company delivers voice services to businesses of all sizes and provides wholesale telephony services to international telecom operators. By combining Microsoft Teams with managed Direct Routing, organisations benefit from architectural flexibility, international coverage, and predictable operations while keeping administration focused on Microsoft Teams.

More information can be found at: https://www.mixvoip.com/articles/microsoft-teams-direct-r...