Mauritius experienced a significant but brief degradation in internet connectivity on August 26, 2026. The disruption was observed between 19:00 and 20:10 UTC, lasting approximately 1.2 hours. The event registered a severity score of 2,644, primarily driven by a sharp drop in network reachability.
Technical Details
The primary affected metric was the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across active IPv4 network prefixes. The signal recorded a 74% drop from its peak value during the event. Other network health indicators showed mixed results: the merit-nt backscatter measurement, a proxy for overall connectivity, fell by 59%, while the gtr-norm traffic baseline deviation showed an 8% drop. The BGP control plane, which governs routing announcements, remained stable with no significant change observed.
Reported Cause
The cause of the disruption has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation window.
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