MC1009932 - Microsoft Teams: Add CVI (Cloud Video Interop) coordinates to town hall and webinar invitations

Service

Microsoft Teams

Last Updated

Mar 27, 2025

Published Feb 19, 2025

Tag

Updated message
New feature
User impact
Admin impact

Platforms

Desktop
Mac
Web

Summary

Meeting organizers will soon be able to add CVI coordinates to Teams town hall and webinar invitations, allowing non-Teams users to join via third-party devices. Rollout starts in May 2025 and completes by June 2025. No admin action is required, but organizations should review configurations and notify users.

More information

Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers and schedulers will be able to add CVI (Cloud Video Interop) coordinates to Teams town hall and webinar meeting invitations. With CVI coordinates in invitations, non-Teams users—such as external customers or partners—can easily join town hall and webinar meetings using a third-party teleconferencing device. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Teams on Mac desktop, and Teams on the web.

CVI is a Microsoft Qualified third-party solution that enables third-party SIP and H.323 video room devices (VTCs) to join Microsoft Teams meetings. As an admin, you can set CVI for your org. Learn more: Manage and set up Cloud Video Interop for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476487.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. 

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. 

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. 

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early June and expect to complete by late June 2025. 

How this will affect your organization:

This change will be available by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before or after the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

Learn more: Plan for Teams town halls - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout)