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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.
How this affects your organization:
Who is affected: Organizations using Microsoft Teams with NDI enabled for meetings, webinars, or town halls.
What will happen:
- Bandwidth will automatically increase when an NDI feed is subscribed within a meeting.
- No need to pin or spotlight participants for prioritization.
- Up to eight distinct 1080p NDI streams will be supported based on network conditions.
- No changes to admin settings or policies; feature works automatically when NDI is enabled.
What you can do to prepare:
- No action is required.
- If you maintain internal documentation for NDI usage, you may want to update it to reflect this improvement.
Compliance considerations:
No compliance considerations identified; review as appropriate for your organization.