Laos Experiences Brief BGP Disruption, Connectivity Restored
Laos experienced a brief disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on Sunday, August 9, 2026. The event, which affected the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, began at 14:05 UTC and lasted for approximately two and a half hours. Connectivity was reported restored by 16:30…
Laos experienced a brief disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on Sunday, August 9, 2026. The event, which affected the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, began at 14:05 UTC and lasted for approximately two and a half hours. Connectivity was reported restored by 16:30 UTC.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 157. The primary affected signal was BGP, which measures the control plane visibility of a country’s internet prefixes. During the event, the BGP signal recorded a drop of 1% from its peak value. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minor concurrent fluctuations but were not flagged as significantly anomalous. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
The disruption remained ongoing at last observation but was resolved shortly thereafter.
