Microsoft Teams operated by 21Vianet
Microsoft Teams operated by 21Vianet is the hub for teamwork in Microsoft 365. The Teams service enables instant messaging, audio and video calling, rich online meetings, mobile experiences, and extensive web conferencing capabilities. In addition, Teams provides file and data collaboration and extensibility features, and integrates with Microsoft 365 and other Microsoft and partner apps.
Microsoft Teams operated by 21Vianet is a physically separated instance service located in China. It's independently operated and transacted by 21Vianet. This service is powered by technology that Microsoft has licensed to 21Vianet.
Feature availability
The following table lists the major Microsoft Teams features available across plans. Certain caveats apply. For more information, see the footnotes. This table may change without notice. Refer to 21Vianet Microsoft 365 Message Center notifications for core service change messaging and to https://www.21vbluecloud.com/ostpt.
| Feature | Microsoft Teams operated by 21Vianet |
|---|---|
| Apps, Bots, & Connectors | No1,3 |
| Audio conferencing (add-on) | No |
| Compliance/Administration | Yes3 |
| Chat | Yes |
| Files | Yes |
| Live Events / Townhall | No |
| Meetings/Calling/Calendar | Yes3 |
| Notifications | Yes |
| Screen sharing Desktop | Yes |
| Search | Yes |
| Teams/Channels – Standard & Private | Yes |
| Teams Usage Metrics | Yes |
| Telemetry | Yes |
| Voice | No |
| Webinars (add-on) | No |
| On-Demand Translation | No |
1 Third-party applications for Teams are partially available in this cloud at this time.
2 Microsoft Planner isn't currently available to access in private channels.
3 Some features aren't available at this time. Refer to additional details table for specific details.
Note
By default, all the following feature readiness refers to within the same tenant unless footnotes appended.
| Area | Feature | Microsoft Teams Operated by 21Vianet |
|---|---|---|
| Client | Teams Windows Desktop Client | Yes |
| Teams Web Client | Yes | |
| Teams Mobile App (Android/iOS) | Yes1 | |
| Teams Mac/OSX Client | Yes | |
| VDI Teams Client Support (VMware) - AV Optimization | Yes | |
| VDI Teams Client Support (Citrix) - AV Optimization | Yes | |
| VDI Teams Client Support (AVD) - AV Optimization | Yes | |
| Teams/Channels | Create/Manage Teams | Yes |
| Channels | Yes | |
| Private channels | Yes | |
| Support for Teams up to 10k members | Yes | |
| Support for Teams up to 25k members | No | |
| Tags | No | |
| Intra-Cloud Guest Access (B2B Guest Users) | Yes | |
| Cross-Cloud Guest Access | Yes | |
| Shared Channels | No | |
| Chat | 1:1 Chat | Yes2,5 |
| Group Chat | Yes | |
| Files | Add images, files to chat/channels | Yes |
| Open files in teams | Yes | |
| Open office files in browser/desktop app | Yes | |
| Share link to file | Yes | |
| File upload from local storage or OneDrive | Yes | |
| View Files in Channel | Yes | |
| View files in chat, channels | Yes | |
| Apps, Bots, & Connectors | First Party Microsoft Apps (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint) | Yes3 |
| App Pinning | Yes | |
| Admin Center | Yes | |
| PowerShell | Yes | |
| Teams Graph API | Yes6 | |
| Website | Yes | |
| Teams App Store | Yes | |
| Teams App Side-loading (Admin Managed) | No | |
| Third Party Bot Support | No | |
| Forms | No | |
| Teams Connector for Power Automate | No | |
| First Party Bots | No | |
| Chat - Messaging extensions | No | |
| No | ||
| Shifts aka (Teams First Line Scheduling) | No | |
| Microsoft Dataverse for Teams | No | |
| Apps Template Support | No | |
| LOB App support | Yes | |
| OneNote | No | |
| 3rd-party Apps | No | |
| Search | Search content across Teams | Yes |
| Intra-channel and Inter-channel Search | Yes | |
| Search within messages or group chats | Yes | |
| Search people, names, contacts | Yes | |
| Search file names, files | Yes | |
| Notifications | Activity Feed (mentions, likes) | Yes |
| User Presence (Available, Away, Busy, etc.) | Yes | |
| Meetings/Calling/Calendar All Calling meeting with Audio Capability Only |
Group call | Yes |
| 1:1 calling | Yes2,5 | |
| Meet Now | Yes | |
| Scheduled Meetings | Yes2 | |
| Create, edit, cancel meetings from Teams calendar | Yes | |
| Desktop/Window Sharing | Yes | |
| Meeting Recording | Yes | |
| Meeting Options | Yes4 | |
| Up to 1000 meeting participants | Yes | |
| Anonymous Meeting Join | Yes | |
| Intra-Cloud federated meetings (External Access) | Yes | |
| Cross-Cloud Authenticated Meetings | Yes | |
| Dial-In Audio Conferencing/Direct Routing (Add-On) | No | |
| Cloud Video Inter-Op (CVI) | No | |
| Meeting Transcription | No | |
| Whiteboard | No | |
| Meeting notes (New) | No | |
| Meeting Closed Captions (Live Captions) | Yes | |
| Attendance Report | No | |
| Background Blur and Custom backgrounds | Yes | |
| Teams Live Events | No | |
| Meeting ID | No | |
| Compliance/Administration | Chat and Channel Retention Policies | Yes |
| Manual application of sensitivity labels to Teams | Yes | |
| Audit | Yes | |
| Batch Policy Assignment | Yes | |
| Group Policy Assignment | No | |
| eDiscovery (Standard) | Yes | |
| Data Loss Prevention for Teams | No | |
| Teams Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) Support | No | |
| Call Quality Dashboard | Yes | |
| Call Analytics | Yes | |
| Intune based MAM and MDM | Yes | |
| Teams Usage Report | Usage Report Teams admin center and M365 admin center | Yes |
| Devices | Meeting Room (Android) | No |
| Meeting Room (Windows) | No | |
| Teams Phone | No | |
| Teams Panel | No |
1 Push notification is available in Xiaomi phone and OPPO phone, other Android devices are currently under development, refer to this doc for more details.
2 Cross-tenant supported for Microsoft Teams operated by 21Vianet.
3 This feature will have limited functionality.
4 Configuration options are limited.
5 Cross-Cloud Interop supported for Microsoft Teams across different Microsoft Clouds (for example, Global Commercial Cloud & 21Vianet Cloud).
6 Teams Graph API support in 21Vianet is partially available. Refer to this doc to get more detailed information.
Recommended content
- Meet with people in other Microsoft 365 cloud environments - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
- Cross-Cloud Communications between the 21Vianet Teams in China and the Worldwide Teams - Microsoft Community Hub
- Cross Cloud Meeting & Cross Cloud Guest Access between WW Teams and 21Vianet Teams - Microsoft Community Hub
- URLs and IP address ranges for Microsoft 365 operated by 21Vianet - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn
- What is changing in the new Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
Learn more
Microsoft Teams Essentials: Microsoft Teams Essentials is a standalone Teams subscription that provides an all-in-one solution with meetings, chat, and collaboration for small businesses. Learn more about Teams Essentials and how to get started here.
Microsoft Teams subscriptions: All supported subscription plans are eligible for access to the Microsoft Teams web client, desktop clients, and mobile apps. Microsoft Teams isn't available as a standalone service.
Microsoft Teams technical information: For technical information about Microsoft Teams, refer the following resources:
- Microsoft Teams is an entirely new service, built for the cloud from the ground up by leveraging Azure and other service innovations from Microsoft.
- Microsoft Teams is built on Microsoft 365 groups, Microsoft Graph, and with the same enterprise-level security, compliance, and manageability as the rest of Office 365. Teams leverages identities stored in Microsoft Entra ID. These services are delivered from Microsoft data centers and are accessible to users on a wide range of devices from inside a corporate network or over the Internet. For more information, see the Microsoft Teams IT architecture and telephony solutions posters.
- Begin planning your Microsoft Teams deployment by visiting the Microsoft Teams technical documentation.
- To understand more about Teams features by operating system platform, review the Teams features by platform support article.
- Stay up to date on Teams features and capabilities by joining our community and visiting our Microsoft Teams blog.