check before: 2026-01-01
Product:
Teams, Windows
Platform:
Mac, Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
Feature update, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Teams will increase bandwidth for NDI feeds in meetings, enabling up to eight distinct 1080p streams without pinning or spotlighting participants. This automatic enhancement requires no admin changes and will roll out from early to mid-January 2026 for Windows and Mac desktop users.
Details:
[Introduction]
Microsoft Teams is improving the experience for Network Device Interface (NDI) users by increasing bandwidth for NDI feeds during Teams meetings, webinars, and town halls. This enhancement enables higher-quality streams without requiring event organizers to pin or spotlight participants. To take advantage of this feature, first set-up NDI for Teams and then ensure that any participant's video that you want to send to NDI is visible in the Teams' client. Customers can now experience up to eight distinct 1080p NDI streams with appropriate hardware and network conditions.
This message is associated with Roadmap ID 529854 and is applicable to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability: Rollout begins early January 2026; expected completion by mid-January 2026.
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Created:
2025-12-02
updated:
2025-12-02
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Direct effects for Operations**
Increased Bandwidth for NDI Feeds
The automatic increase in bandwidth for NDI feeds may lead to network congestion if the existing infrastructure cannot handle the additional load, potentially resulting in degraded video quality or interruptions during meetings.
- roles: IT Administrator, Network Engineer
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/broadcasting-audio-and-video-from-microsoft-teams-with-ndi-and-sdi-technology-e91a0adb-96b9-4dca-a2cd-07181276afa3, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=529854
User Experience with NDI Streams
Users may experience a sudden change in video quality and performance during meetings if their hardware or network conditions are not optimized for the new bandwidth requirements, leading to frustration and potential disruptions.
- roles: End User, Meeting Organizer
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/broadcasting-audio-and-video-from-microsoft-teams-with-ndi-and-sdi-technology-e91a0adb-96b9-4dca-a2cd-07181276afa3, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=529854
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