Indonesia experienced a significant connectivity disruption in the early hours of August 23, 2026, affecting key internet performance metrics. The event began at approximately 01:00 UTC and lasted for about three and a half hours, with a peak severity score of 1,344 recorded during the observation window.
Technical Details
The disruption was most pronounced in the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 prefixes. This metric recorded a severity score of 1,285 between 01:00 and 02:00 UTC, indicating a sharp 65% drop from its peak value during the period.
A secondary, less severe event was observed in the BGP signal, which reflects control plane visibility for network prefixes. This event registered a severity score of 59 from 03:35 to 04:30 UTC, corresponding to a 1% drop from its baseline.
Other aggregate traffic and connectivity proxies, including the gtr-norm and merit-nt signals, also showed declines of 48% and 23% from their respective peaks during the observation period.
Reported Cause
The cause of the disruption has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by 04:30 UTC.
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