Mexico Experiences Brief BGP Control Plane Disruption

Mexico experienced a brief but notable disruption to its internet control plane on August 14, 2026. The event, centered on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), lasted approximately 20 minutes, starting at 15:10 UTC. A severity score of 78 was recorded for the affected BGP signal during the disruption window.

Technical Details

The disruption was isolated to the BGP.median signal, which measures the stability and visibility of routing announcements for network prefixes. The signal recorded a severity score of 78 during the event. Other key internet health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed no significant concurrent degradation. The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by 15:30 UTC.