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articles/ai-services/speech-service/concepts/audio-concepts.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: An overview of audio concepts in Azure AI Speech.
 manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 9/11/2024
+ms.date: 4/28/2025
 ms.reviewer: wellsi
 ms.author: eur
 author: eric-urban

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/release-notes/release-notes-containers.md

@@ -2,10 +2,26 @@
 author: eric-urban
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 2/24/2025
+ms.date: 4/28/2025
 ms.author: eur
 ---
 
+### 2025-March release
+
+Add support for the latest model versions:
+- Neural text to speech 3.9.0
+- Speech to text 5.0.1 (Preview)
+- Custom speech to text 5.0.1 (Preview)
+
+For speech to text and custom speech to text, the following features are included:
+- Support for new speech to text models
+- Operating system change to Azure Linux 3.0
+- Support for new locales: ar-dz, as-in, es-gq or-in, pa-in and ur-in
+- Decoder update
+- Ability to use newer custom models (2023+) in container
+
+For text to speech, added support for new neural voices: `en-GB-OliviaNeural`, `en-US-ChristopherNeural` and `nl-NL-FennaNeural`.
+
 ### 2025-February release
 
 Add support for the latest model versions:

articles/ai-services/speech-service/releasenotes.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: eric-urban
 ms.author: eur
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.topic: release-notes
-ms.date: 4/7/2025
+ms.date: 4/28/2025
 ms.custom: references_regions
 # Customer intent: As a developer, I want to learn about new releases and features for Azure AI Speech.
 ---

articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-container-cstt.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.custom: devx-track-extended-java, devx-track-go, devx-track-js, devx-track-python
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 3/10/2025
+ms.date: 4/28/2025
 ms.author: eur
 zone_pivot_groups: programming-languages-speech-sdk-cli
 keywords: on-premises, Docker, container
@@ -48,15 +48,21 @@ The tags are also available [in JSON format](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-
   "name": "azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/custom-speech-to-text",
   "tags": [
     <--redacted for brevity-->
+    "4.0.0-amd64",
+    "4.1.0-amd64",
+    "4.10.0-amd64",
+    "4.11.0-amd64",
+    "4.12.0-amd64",
+    "4.2.0-amd64",
+    "4.3.0-amd64",
     "4.4.0-amd64",
     "4.5.0-amd64",
     "4.6.0-amd64",
     "4.7.0-amd64",
     "4.8.0-amd64",
     "4.9.0-amd64",
-    "4.10.0-amd64",
-    "4.11.0-amd64",
-    "4.12.0-amd64",
+    "5.0.0-preview-amd64",
+    "5.0.1-preview-amd64",
     "latest"
   ]
 }

articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-container-lid.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.custom: devx-track-extended-java, devx-track-go, devx-track-js, devx-track-python
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 3/10/2025
+ms.date: 4/28/2025
 ms.author: eur
 zone_pivot_groups: programming-languages-speech-sdk-cli
 keywords: on-premises, Docker, container

articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-container-ntts.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.custom: devx-track-extended-java, devx-track-go, devx-track-js, devx-track-python
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 3/10/2025
+ms.date: 4/28/2025
 ms.author: eur
 zone_pivot_groups: programming-languages-speech-sdk-cli
 keywords: on-premises, Docker, container
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The fully qualified container image name is, `mcr.microsoft.com/azure-cognitive-
 | Version | Path |
 |-----------|------------|
 | Latest | `mcr.microsoft.com/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/neural-text-to-speech:latest`<br/><br/>The `latest` tag pulls the `en-US` locale and `en-us-arianeural` voice. |
-| 3.7.0 | `mcr.microsoft.com/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/neural-text-to-speech:3.7.0-amd64-en-us-arianeural` |
+| 3.9.0 | `mcr.microsoft.com/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/neural-text-to-speech:3.9.0-amd64-en-us-arianeural` |
 
 All tags, except for `latest`, are in the following format and are case sensitive:
 
@@ -46,19 +46,19 @@ The tags are also available [in JSON format](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-
   "name": "azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/neural-text-to-speech",
   "tags": [
     <--redacted for brevity-->
-    "3.7.0-amd64-uk-ua-ostapneural",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaochenneural-preview",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaohanneural",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaomoneural",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoqiuneural-preview",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoruineural",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoshuangneural-preview",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoxiaoneural",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoyanneural-preview",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoyouneural",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-yunxineural",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-yunyangneural",
-    "3.7.0-amd64-zh-cn-yunyeneural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-uk-ua-ostapneural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaochenneural-preview",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaohanneural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaomoneural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoqiuneural-preview",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoruineural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoshuangneural-preview",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoxiaoneural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoyanneural-preview",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-xiaoyouneural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-yunxineural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-yunyangneural",
+    "3.9.0-amd64-zh-cn-yunyeneural",
     "latest"
   ]
 }

articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-container-overview.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author: eric-urban
 manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 3/10/2025
+ms.date: 4/28/2025
 ms.author: eur
 keywords: on-premises, Docker, container
 # Customer intent: As a developer, I want to learn about the Speech containers available in the Microsoft Container Registry (MCR).
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ The following table lists the Speech containers available in the Microsoft Conta
 
 | Container | Features | Supported versions and locales |
 |--|--|--|
-| [Speech to text](speech-container-stt.md) | Transcribes continuous real-time speech or batch audio recordings with intermediate results.  | Latest: 4.12.0<br/><br/>For all supported versions and locales, see the [Microsoft Container Registry (MCR)](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/speech-to-text/tags) and [JSON tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/speech-to-text/tags/list).|
-| [Custom speech to text](speech-container-cstt.md) | Using a custom model from the [custom speech portal](https://speech.microsoft.com/customspeech), transcribes continuous real-time speech or batch audio recordings into text with intermediate results. | Latest: 4.12.0<br/><br/>For all supported versions and locales, see the [Microsoft Container Registry (MCR)](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/custom-speech-to-text/tags) and [JSON tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/speech-to-text/tags/list). |
-| [Speech language identification](speech-container-lid.md)<sup>1, 2</sup> | Detects the language spoken in audio files. | Latest: 1.18.0<br/><br/>For all supported versions and locales, see the [Microsoft Container Registry (MCR)](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/language-detection/tags) and [JSON tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/language-detection/tags/list). |
-| [Neural text to speech](speech-container-ntts.md) | Converts text to natural-sounding speech by using deep neural network technology, which allows for more natural synthesized speech. | Latest: 3.7.0<br/><br/>For all supported versions and locales, see the [Microsoft Container Registry (MCR)](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/neural-text-to-speech/tags) and [JSON tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/neural-text-to-speech/tags/list). |
+| [Speech to text](speech-container-stt.md) | Transcribes continuous real-time speech or batch audio recordings with intermediate results.  | Latest: 4.12.0<br/><br/>Latest preview: 5.0.1<br/><br/>For all supported versions and locales, see the [Microsoft Container Registry (MCR)](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/speech-to-text/tags) and [JSON tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/speech-to-text/tags/list).|
+| [Custom speech to text](speech-container-cstt.md) | Using a custom model from the [custom speech portal](https://speech.microsoft.com/customspeech), transcribes continuous real-time speech or batch audio recordings into text with intermediate results. | Latest: 4.12.0<br/><br/>Latest preview: 5.0.1<br/><br/>For all supported versions and locales, see the [Microsoft Container Registry (MCR)](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/custom-speech-to-text/tags) and [JSON tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/speech-to-text/tags/list). |
+| [Speech language identification](speech-container-lid.md)<sup>1, 2</sup> | Detects the language spoken in audio files. | Latest preview: 1.18.0<br/><br/>For all supported versions and locales, see the [Microsoft Container Registry (MCR)](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/language-detection/tags) and [JSON tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/language-detection/tags/list). |
+| [Neural text to speech](speech-container-ntts.md) | Converts text to natural-sounding speech by using deep neural network technology, which allows for more natural synthesized speech. | Latest: 3.9.0<br/><br/>For all supported versions and locales, see the [Microsoft Container Registry (MCR)](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/neural-text-to-speech/tags) and [JSON tags](https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/azure-cognitive-services/speechservices/neural-text-to-speech/tags/list). |
 
 <sup>1</sup> The container is available in public preview. Containers in preview are still under development and don't meet Microsoft's stability and support requirements.
+
 <sup>2</sup> Not available as a disconnected container.
 
 ## Request approval to run containers disconnected from the internet

articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-container-stt.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.custom: devx-track-extended-java, devx-track-go, devx-track-js, devx-track-python
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 3/10/2025
+ms.date: 4/28/2025
 ms.author: eur
 zone_pivot_groups: programming-languages-speech-sdk-cli
 keywords: on-premises, Docker, container

articles/machine-learning/how-to-managed-network.md

@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ An Azure Firewall is deployed if an FQDN outbound rule is created while in the _
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > The firewall isn't created until you add an outbound FQDN rule. For more information on pricing, see [Azure Firewall pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/azure-firewall/) and view prices for the _standard_ version.
+> URL-based filtering is only supported with Premium SKU Azure Firewall, not Basic or Standard SKU Azure Firewall. Managed virtual network does not support Premium SKU Azure Firewall.
 
 Use the following tabs to learn how to select the firewall version for your managed virtual network.