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The service will target business customers seeking to modernise communications while reducing the cost and complexity of legacy phone systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operator Connect enables organisations to integrate business calling with Microsoft Teams using Microsoft\u2019s certified deployment model. Employees can make and receive business calls from any Teams-enabled device while benefiting from a unified communications experience. Businesses can also retire traditional PBX infrastructure, simplifying management and lowering operating costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Flavell, Co-CEO of LoopUp, said: &#8220;Partnering with Digicel is a significant milestone in LoopUp\u2019s international expansion. 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