Guam experienced a brief but significant degradation in internet connectivity on Saturday, July 5, 2026. The disruption, which lasted approximately 70 minutes, was characterized by a sharp drop in network reachability. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Technical Details
The disruption began at 15:20 UTC and concluded by 16:30 UTC. The event registered a severity score of 1,428, primarily driven by a 25% drop in the ping-slash24 signal. This signal measures the reachability of internet protocol address blocks via active probing. Other network health indicators, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane visibility, showed minimal change during the event.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
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