North Macedonia Experiences Intermittent Connectivity Degradation
North Macedonia experienced a series of intermittent connectivity degradations on July 8, 2026, affecting a key network measurement signal. The disruptions occurred between 18:48 and 23:25 UTC, with a cumulative severity score of 7,546 across 12 distinct periods of reduced performance.
Technical Details
The primary affected signal was merit-nt.median, which measures backscatter traffic as a proxy for aggregate network connectivity. Its value dropped by 54% from its peak during the observation window. The most significant single period of degradation lasted from 22:36 to 22:55 UTC, registering a severity score of 1,583.
Other network signals showed minimal deviation. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility for the country’s prefixes remained stable, and active probing for IPv4 reachability showed only a 3% drop from its peak. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
