Egypt experienced a significant connectivity degradation on Monday, July 7, 2026, with the primary disruption occurring between 16:30 and 20:30 UTC. The event registered a severity score of 4,834, primarily affecting the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across the country’s IPv4 address space.
Technical Details
The ping-slash24 signal, which tracks active probing reachability across IPv4 /24 prefixes, recorded a drop of approximately 18% from its peak value during the four-hour event window. The country’s Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, which signals network prefix visibility, remained stable with no observed degradation. The gtr-norm signal, a forecast deviation from expected traffic baselines, showed a 20% drop from its peak. Backscatter measurements from the ucsd-nt signal, an aggregate connectivity proxy, recorded a more substantial 59% drop from its peak value during the observation period.
Reported Cause
The cause of the degradation has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation window at 20:30 UTC.
About the Author
