Dominica Experiences Internet Connectivity Disruption
Dominica experienced a significant internet connectivity disruption on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The degradation began at 09:30 UTC and lasted for approximately two hours and forty minutes, ending around 12:10 UTC. The primary impact was observed on active network reachability measurements.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 4,286. The ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network prefixes, showed a peak drop of 49% from its normal baseline. The BGP control plane, responsible for routing announcements, showed a minor 4% deviation. The merit-nt signal, an aggregate connectivity proxy, recorded a complete drop to zero during the event. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
The disruption was resolved by the end of the observation window.
