Tunisia Experiences Major Internet Disruption Lasting Over 3 Hours
Tunisia experienced a significant internet connectivity disruption on Thursday, July 17, 2026. The event began at approximately 16:50 UTC and lasted for over three hours, with services largely restored by 20:30 UTC. The disruption registered a high overall severity score of 4,689,573, indicating a major…
Tunisia experienced a significant internet connectivity disruption on Thursday, July 17, 2026. The event began at approximately 16:50 UTC and lasted for over three hours, with services largely restored by 20:30 UTC. The disruption registered a high overall severity score of 4,689,573, indicating a major impact on the country’s network infrastructure.
Technical Details
The event was characterized by a sharp degradation in two key network health indicators. The ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network blocks, recorded a severity score of 5,123. Its median value dropped by 32% from its peak during the observation period.
Simultaneously, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which reflects the stability of internet routing announcements, showed a concurrent degradation with a severity score of 915. The median number of visible BGP routes dropped by 4%. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
The disruption remained ongoing at last observation before restoration.
