Solomon Islands Connectivity Disruption Lasted Eight Days

An internet connectivity disruption in the Solomon Islands persisted for eight days, from July 31 to August 8. The event was characterized by a significant reduction in visible network routing information. The disruption concluded at approximately 00:30 UTC on August 8.

Technical Details

The event recorded a severity score of 33,510. The primary affected signal was the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), which measures the control plane visibility of network prefixes. BGP visibility was observed at a consistent, reduced level of 99 visible prefixes throughout the event, representing a 0% drop from its peak but a significant deviation from the country’s baseline.

Other network health indicators also showed declines. Active probing for ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 prefixes showed a 14% reduction from its peak. A separate traffic volume signal recorded a 75% drop from its observed peak during the period.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored at the end of the observation window.