The Maldives experienced a significant internet connectivity degradation in the early hours of August 23. The disruption began at 01:10 UTC and lasted for approximately 40 minutes, with a peak severity score of 1,517. The primary impact was observed in active network reachability measurements.
Technical Details
The degradation was most pronounced in the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 network prefixes. This signal recorded a severity score of 1,517, with a drop magnitude of 48% from its peak value. The gtr-norm signal, which tracks deviations from an expected traffic baseline, also showed a 43% drop. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity, recorded a 60% drop. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, which manages routing information between networks, remained stable throughout the event.
Reported Cause
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by 01:50 UTC.
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