Turkmenistan Experiences Connectivity Degradation Lasting Over Six Hours
Turkmenistan experienced a significant internet connectivity degradation beginning on August 7, 2026, and lasting for approximately six hours and forty minutes. The disruption, which started around 17:50 UTC and ended near 00:30 UTC on August 8, was characterized by a sharp drop in network reachability.Technical…
Turkmenistan experienced a significant internet connectivity degradation beginning on August 7, 2026, and lasting for approximately six hours and forty minutes. The disruption, which started around 17:50 UTC and ended near 00:30 UTC on August 8, was characterized by a sharp drop in network reachability.
Technical Details
The event recorded a severity score of 8,129. The primary affected metric was the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across active IPv4 network prefixes. This signal showed a median drop of 6% from its peak. Other signals, including backscatter measurements that serve as a proxy for aggregate connectivity, showed more pronounced declines, with one dropping 90% from its peak. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane visibility, which tracks the announcement of network prefixes, remained stable throughout the event.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation window.
