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Microsoft Teams for Frontline Workers: Market Opportunity and Enterprise Mobility with Spectralink

April 14, 2026 · 27 min

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Patrick Watson, Director of Research at Cavell, and Stewart Wright, Business Development Director for Spectralink EMEA, discuss the untapped opportunity in enabling frontline workers with Microsoft Teams.

• 80% of the global workforce is classified as frontline, yet many organisations neglect these workers in their Microsoft Teams migrations.

• Frontline workers are often forgotten, given devices not fit for purpose, or left on legacy on-premises systems running in parallel with Microsoft Teams.

• Spectralink's DECT and Wi-Fi solutions, including the Versity smartphone and 8440 feature phone, are designed for challenging environments like healthcare, manufacturing, and retail.

• Unique features include Man Down alerts, pull cord alarms, hot-swappable batteries, disinfectant-resistant builds, and the AMIE cloud management platform.

• Market research highlights massive potential: nearly 2 million frontline workers in UK healthcare, 2.6 million in UK manufacturing, and 7.5 million in German manufacturing.

Thanks to Spectralink, this episode's sponsor, for their continued support of Empowering.Cloud.

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