Kiribati Experienced Brief BGP Disruption on August 16

Kiribati experienced a brief but measurable disruption to its internet connectivity on August 16, 2026. The event, centered on the network control plane, lasted approximately 20 minutes, starting at 15:15 UTC. The primary technical indicator affected was the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal.

Technical Details

The disruption recorded a severity score of 38. The affected BGP signal, which measures the visibility of network routes in the global control plane, showed a 2% drop from its typical baseline. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minor concurrent fluctuations but were not the primary signals of the event. The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by 15:35 UTC.