Mauritius experienced a brief but significant internet connectivity degradation on August 31, 2026. The disruption began at 19:30 UTC and lasted for approximately one hour, centered on a degradation in active network reachability. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Technical Details
The event recorded a severity score of 1,474. The primary affected signal was ping-slash24, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network prefixes. This metric showed a 40% drop from its peak value during the observation window. A concurrent 69% drop was observed in the merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter measurements. The gtr-norm signal, which compares traffic to a forecasted baseline, deviated by 11% from its expected level. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, responsible for routing visibility, remained stable throughout the event.
Connectivity was reported restored by 20:30 UTC.
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