Thomas.Poett@TEAMS (MVP Teams and Cross-Tenant M&A/D Migration Expert Lead)

I'm so excited, finally Microsoft did it , as I had announced last November 2012. The VoIP feature for Lync 2013 Mobile Client and it is amazing guys.... First let me summarize some requirements: You will need an Lync 2013 Server CU update. CU1, which will be released soon. Sure, as it was with Lync 2010, you need to deploy the mobile connectivity setup up. You mobile device must be connected via 3G, 4G or Wifi. What else is expected? The RELEASE DATE is addressed for: Windows Phone and iPhone/ iPAD: early March 2013 Android Phone:  around April 2013   Blackberry: on the road map PRESENCE and IM Windows 8 & Windows RT Windows Phone Android iPhone iPAD Lync and Lync online connectivity YES YES YES YES YES New UI, photo, status, presence YES YES YES YES YES View Lync contact list YES YES YES YES YES IM, multipa...

Now it's official The new Mobile Client will be released first for WM7/8, than iPhone and at last for Android. Regarding the question we all had was about VoIP, well 100% true Voice will be integrated. Release date is expected around April 2013. Good to hear this. But don't think you can use VoIP features with Lync Server 2010 as backend. You have to have Lync Server 2013. I have updated this article with more detailed information and new features, as well as client feature sets: please visit http://lyncuc.blogspot.de/2013/02/lync-mobile-client-2013-voip-announcment.html Author: Thomas Pött Managing Consultant Microsoft UC