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NetBlocksℹ️ Update: Live metrics show #Australia's Optus NBN fixed-line internet services are being partially restored in the 8th hour of a nation-scale outage; the company's mobile network remains down, leaving millions without calls and data; Optus says incident…
ℹ️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity has been largely restored on Optus, #Australia's 2nd-largest operator, after a nation-scale outage; CEO Rosmarin has disclosed only that there is a "very technical explanation for what happened"; core incident duration ~12 hrs 📈
ℹ Confirmed: Metrics show an ongoing disruption to internet connectivity in #Guadeloupe; the incident affecting Antilles-Guyana is attributed to the November 7-11 maintenance of undersea cable Americas-II which connects the US and Brazil via Martinique and French Guyana 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show Optus mobile services are down across much of #Australia, leaving millions of customers unable to make calls or access internet since early morning; authorities said to be investigating possible cyberattack as trains and infrastructure…
ℹ️ Update: Live metrics show #Australia's Optus NBN fixed-line internet services are being partially restored in the 8th hour of a nation-scale outage; the company's mobile network remains down, leaving millions without calls and data; Optus says incident root cause still unknown 🕚
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show Optus mobile services are down across much of #Australia, leaving millions of customers unable to make calls or access internet since early morning; authorities said to be investigating possible cyberattack as trains and infrastructure…
⚠️ Update: Real-time network data show connectivity on #Australia's Optus network is now flatlining at 17% of ordinary levels amid an ongoing nation-scale outage; incident is heavily impacting payment systems with transport sector and carriers relying on Optus also affected 📵
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show Optus mobile services are down across much of #Australia, leaving millions of customers unable to make calls or access internet since early morning; authorities said to be investigating possible cyberattack as trains and infrastructure disrupted 📵📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a new collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, the last remaining major operator serving the territory; the incident will be experienced as the third telecommunications blackout since the…
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity is being restored in the #Gaza Strip after Sunday's near-total telecoms blackout, the second-longest observed since the onset of the present conflict with Israel; overall service remains significantly below pre-war levels 📈
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, amid reports of heavy bombardment; the company is the last remaining major operator to supply service as connectivity declines amid ongoing fighting…
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a new collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, the last remaining major operator serving the territory; the incident will be experienced as the third telecommunications blackout since the start of the conflict 📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time metrics show US internet provider Spectrum (AS11427) is currently experiencing a widespread outage in Texas with high impact to El Paso; the operator reports that it is experiencing a loss of services due to a fiber line cut 📉 #SpectrumOutage
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, #Iran amid protests and a heavy security presence; authorities have systematically shut down telecoms in the region on Fridays in a bid to silence discontent and anti-government sentiment 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is in the midst of a new internet blackout with high impact to the last remaining major operator, Paltel; the incident will be experienced as a total loss of telecommunications by most residents 📉
⚠️ Update: Metrics show that internet connectivity is being restored in the #Gaza Strip, following a multi-hour near-total blackout this morning that left residents unable to communicate; as with Friday's incident, the disruption is attributed to measures imposed by Israel 📈
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, amid reports of heavy bombardment; the company is the last remaining major operator to supply service as connectivity declines amid ongoing fighting…
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show that the #Gaza Strip is in the midst of a new internet blackout with high impact to the last remaining major operator, Paltel; the incident will be experienced as a total loss of telecommunications by most residents 📉
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a partial disruption to the Apple App Store and Google services including YouTube and Gmail on #Yemen's YemenNet, corroborating user reports of difficulty accessing certain platforms 📊
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet service impacting occupied #Ukraine beginning Friday; the incident is attributed to cyberattacks by Ukrainian hackers targeting Russian-Crimean network operator Miranda Media and the company's subsequent hardening measures 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a brief disruption to internet service in parts of the #Gaza Strip with indications of recovery; comms have been heavily affected by air strikes and damaged infrastructure as well as a near-total outage on Friday attributed to measures imposed by Israel
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, amid reports of heavy bombardment; the company is the last remaining major operator to supply service as connectivity declines amid ongoing fighting…
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show that internet connectivity is being restored in the #Gaza Strip; service was disrupted on Friday amid heavy bombardment by Israel, leaving most residents cut off from the outside world at a critical moment 📈
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in #Ecuador as authorities impose a cycle of ~4-hour load shedding measures to cope with droughts stemming from the El Niño phenomenon reducing HPP output; on day two, the cuts have already triggered a public outcry 🔌
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, amid reports of heavy bombardment; the company is the last remaining major operator to supply service as connectivity declines amid ongoing fighting with Israel 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, #Iran, as Baloch citizens hold a silent protest amid reports of a heavy security presence; the incident continues a pattern of internet shutdowns targeting weekly anti-government protests 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show that NetStream, one of the last remaining internet providers in #Gaza, has collapsed days after the operator notified subscribers that service would end due to a severe shortage of fuel supplies 📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Mexico with high impact to Guerrero, as Hurricane Otis makes landfall near the resort city of #Acapulco as a Category 5 hurricane 🌀📉
ℹ Update: Metrics show only a slight restoration of internet access in Guerrero, #Mexico a day after the landfall of Hurricane Otis, which knocked out power and telecommunications in the region; operator Telmex reports that it is restoring its backbone network in Acapulco
