The Federated States of Micronesia experienced a significant internet connectivity disruption on August 27, 2026, lasting over four hours. The event, which began at 16:25 UTC and concluded by 20:30 UTC, primarily impacted the network control plane, with a recorded severity score of 3,104.
Technical Details
The disruption was characterized by a sharp decline in Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility, a key signal for the global routing of internet traffic. The BGP median signal recorded a severity score of 3,104, with a 13% drop from its peak value during the observation window. Concurrently, active probing measurements for IPv4 network reachability, known as ping-slash24, showed a more pronounced 34% reduction from its peak, indicating degraded data plane connectivity.
The cause has not been publicly attributed. The disruption was resolved by the end of the observation period.
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