# OPERATOR CONNECT ## OPERATOR CONNECT FOR MICROSOFT TEAMS #### BRINGING PSTN CALLING TO MICROSOFT TEAMS Colt and Microsoft have been working closely to offer our customers a best-in-class and modern calling experience underpinned by agile, high-bandwidth connectivity. With Operator Connect from Colt you can benefit from flexible and competitive calling tariffs and a single provider for multi-country coverage along with simple setup and management, reduced infrastructure and management costs, enhanced support and reliability — all through your Teams Admin portal. ## WHAT IS OPERATOR CONNECT Microsoft Operator Connect is a new operator-managed service that brings PSTN calling to Teams. It allows you to acquire Colt´s enterprise-grade Cloud Voice Services directly through Teams with a fully managed and integrated experience including: * Increased technical support from the resources of both Colt and Microsoft * Quality service level agreements * Enhanced reliability through direct peering powered by Microsoft Azure which creates a 1:1 network connection, exchanging traffic directly between networks ## WHY OPERATOR CONNECT ### COVERAGE * Extensive coverage in 20 European countries. ### SIMPLE * Simple procurement and no on site intervention. ### REGULATORY COMPLIANCE * Regulatory compliance in all our geographic regions, saving you time and complexity. ### ONE STOP SHOP * A single point of contact and contract across all Colt voice countries. ### PERFORMANCE * Guaranteed high level performance. ### SECURITY * The highest degree of security, led by our expert cybersecurity team. ### FLEXIBLE * Flexible and scalable tariffs. ### SUPPORT * 24 x 7 end to end support. ## BENEFITS * #### MAINTAIN EXISTING CONTRACTS You can continue with your existing contracts and relationship with Colt while enabling calling on Teams. * #### REDUCED INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT COSTS Accelerated and simplified managed PSTN calling in Teams but without the need to host any hardware on-premises or in a data centre. * #### SIMPLE SET UP AND MANAGEMENT All in one place directly through the Teams Admin Centre. * #### RELIABILITY Enhanced reliability and quality of service. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.colt.net/datasheets/unified-communications-uc/operator-connect.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.