Bahamas Experiences Brief BGP Disruption on July 7

Bahamas experienced a brief but significant disruption to its internet control plane on July 7, 2026. The event, which lasted under one hour, was marked by a sharp decline in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility. The disruption began at 18:00 UTC and concluded by 18:55 UTC.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 134, with the primary impact observed on the BGP control plane. The BGP signal, which measures the visibility of network prefixes announced to the global internet, showed a 5% drop from its peak during the event. Concurrently, active probing for IPv4 reachability recorded a 14% decline, and a separate traffic forecast model deviated from its expected baseline by 14%. A backscatter measurement proxy for aggregate connectivity showed a complete, 100% drop during the observation period.

Reported Cause

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation window.