Microsoft teams experience disruption, especially on the West Coast

Video conferencing app Microsoft Teams had an apparent disruption Thursday night in major U.S. cities, but especially on the West Coast.

According to DownDetector, the outage appears to have started around 4:15 p.m. PT, particularly by users Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Users on the site reported that they could not log in to the app and that their calls were kicked off.

Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular alternatives to the video conferencing app Zoom, with 115 million active users daily. Microsoft reported a 50% increase in user numbers in October, reflecting the sector’s wild growth over the past year as the coronavirus pandemic forced people to connect with co-workers, family, friends and colleagues via video chat services.

Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the cause of the outage and when it was expected to be resolved.