I have a client looking to integrate their overhead pager within teams. We reviewed the current paging technology in teams with the Walkie Talkie but it did not provide enough functionality that the client was looking for. In doing research, we ran across a company called Algo. They have an integration with overhead paging but it requires direct routing within Teams. I obviously support this, but they also mentioned reviewing the following microsoft page. I thought that this was odd as I’ve read this page a few times but noticed the following section after they mentioned it:

SIP Gateway overhead paging devices support
SIP Gateway will support overhead paging devices by early 2023, allowing you to use Teams calling functionality on pagers, ringers, and speakers while in noisy environments such as manufacturing plants. We will soon share more details about compatible device models from Algo. Learn more about planning for and configuring SIP Gateway in your organization.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-microsoft-ignite-2022/ba-p/3614158

This is exactly what we are looking for but the only problem is that Q1 of 2023 is almost over and the integration is still not out. I will share how the direct routing experiance goes, or if we wait until the direct integration is setup. Time will tell.

This is an exciting time for overhead pagers, said virtually no one ever! 🙂