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The Great Disconnect: Inside EE’s UK-Wide Network Outage of July 2025

EE outage map showing high disruption across London, Manchester, and Birmingham.

On July 24, 2025, thousands of EE and BT customers across the UK found themselves abruptly silenced. What began as scattered reports of call failures at 11:15 AM BST exploded into a full-blown telecommunications crisis, leaving users unable to make or receive calls, triggering panic, frustration, and nationwide disruption. The latest outage map reveals EE’s service collapse has … Read more

Global Microsoft Outlook Outage: 11-Hour Email Disruption Halts Business Worldwide

Microsoft Outlook error message during global outage showing "Something went wrong" notification.

A catastrophic 11-hour outage in Microsoft Outlook paralyzed global email communication yesterday, locking millions out of their accounts across web, mobile, and desktop platforms. The disruption—triggered by a critical authentication system failure—peaked at 2,792 Downdetector reports at 11:45 AM ET, crippling businesses during peak operational hours Outage Timeline: From Midnight Crisis to Partial Recovery Phase 1: … Read more