INTERNET OUTAGES
What happens when telcos' DNS server is down
Internet outages in India on June 18 affected over 45,000 Reliance Jio users and 9,000 Bharti Airtel users due to DNS server downtime, impacting popular applications like WhatsApp and Facebook.
Reliance Jio down: Users report issues with JioFiber & mobile internet
Reliance Jio is currently experiencing a widespread service outage across India, impacting access to communication applications and affecting remote employees. According to Downdetector, there is a notable issue with both fiber and mobile internet connectivity. Complaints surged to about 2,300 reports around 1:41 pm, subsided briefly by 2:11 pm, but then increased again with over 1,900 complaints.
Elon Musk's Starlink back up after brief outage
SpaceX's Starlink, which owns around 60% of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting earth, is dominant in the satellite internet sphere.
Best Mini UPS for Wi-Fi Routers to ensure Seamless Internet Access during Power Cuts
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Nepal faces widespread internet outages over India payment dispute
Internet providers in Nepal are facing widespread outages due to payments owed to Indian companies. The country has experienced service disruptions affecting millions of people, with 18 providers experiencing bandwidth cuts or severe outages.
India had longest internet shutdown in 2023: report
According to a report by virtual private network tracker Top 10VPN, India imposed an internet shutdown of over 5,000 hours in Manipur alone, since the start of the ethnic conflict between the Kukis and Meiteis.
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China tightens grip over internet during key political meeting
Beijing operates some of the world's most extensive censorship over the internet, with web users in mainland China unable to access everything from Google to news websites without using a virtual private network (VPN).
UPI faces outage, multiple bank servers down
Multiple users took to social media channels to flag concerns around UPI payments not going through. When ET tried to make a payment, a message cropped up saying 'recipient's server is down', HDFC Bank in this case.
Banks told to explore dashboard with real-time info on services
Service outages have been plaguing all lenders globally. Earlier this year, Canadian bank Laurentian replaced its chief executive after an IT outage. The bank noted that the new management's immediate priority would be to address the impact of a mainframe outage that occurred last month during a planned IT maintenance update. Amid all this, the RBI has asked banks to explore setting up a 'service availability web page' or SEWA dashboard that will help customers compare different banking facilities offered by lenders.
Australian telco Optus tells lawmakers it had no plan to address total outage
The Singapore Telecommunications-owned company had recently war-gamed scenarios in which the routers that direct voice and internet data failed in entire states, but it never expected a nationwide shutdown because it had alternate connections built into its network.
Optus parent Singtel says safety systems, not routine upgrade, caused outage
More than 10 million Australians were hit by the network blackout at the Singapore Telecommunications-owned (SingTel) telecom firm on November 8, frustrating customers and raising wider concerns about its telecommunication infrastructure.
Australia to investigate Optus outage as customers seek compensation
More than 10 million Australians, 40% of the population, were hit by the 12-hour network blackout at the nation's No. 2 telco firm for much of Wednesday, triggering fury and frustration among customers and raising concerns about the country's telecommunications infrastructure.
Chaos in Australia as internet service provider Optus blacks out
For millions of Australians who could not pay for goods, book rides, get medical care or even make phone calls, a nine-hour near-total service blackout from the company that provides 40% of the country's internet became a lesson in the risks of a society that has moved almost entirely online.
What would be the cost of a global Internet outage for one day? You would be surprised to know
If an internet outage occurs just for a single day, the US alone would face huge losses of around $11 billion. China is estimated to lose nearly $10 billion, according to the VPN service provider AtlasVPN. Meanwhile, the UK would lose around $3 billion, and Japan is expected to lose approximately $2.7 billion. An internet outage in Germany will likely cost up to $1.5 billion.
Internet, phone service gradually return after vanishing for most of Gaza amid heavy bombardment
After weeks of a total Israeli siege, Palestinians in Gaza felt the vise tightening. Social media had been a lifeline for Palestinians desperate to get news and to share their terrifying plight with the world. Now even that was gone. Many were consumed with hopelessness and fear as the Israeli military announced a new stage in its war, launched in a response to a bloody cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, and troops crossed into Gaza.
Bandhan Bank's digital transactions unresponsive; Customers take to social media to complain
Bandhan Bank experienced issues with its mobile and net banking services, leading to customer complaints on social media. The bank had recently migrated its core banking system and internet banking to a new platform. The bank acknowledged the problem and stated that it was working to resolve it.
US FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposes to restore net neutrality rules
The move comes after Democrats took majority control of the five-member FCC on Monday for the first time since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021.
Twitter team doing best it can under constraints: Jack Dorsey after Elon Musk sets limits on usage
Dorsey said while it is easy to critique from afar, the ultimate goal is for Twitter to thrive.
Microsoft says early June service outages were cyberattacks
Microsoft's 365 software suite, including Teams and Outlook, were down for more than two hours for over thousands of users on June 5
Amazon Web Services down for thousands of users
More than 10,000 users reported issues with accessing the service, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.
Sky Mobile down in UK: Several users unable to call, use internet. Details here
Sky Mobile is experiencing network issues in the UK. Several users are calling out the telco giant on social media.
Vodafone resolves broadband outage that impacted thousands of UK users
Last week telecoms firm Virgin Media experienced broadband outages in Britain, with tens of thousands of customers reporting internet access problems.
Microsoft to reveal reasons for mega outage in detail this week
Microsoft said it will follow up in three days with a preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR), which will cover the initial root cause and repair items.
Jio Down! Users experience Internet connectivity issues as Jio Fiber servers experience Pan-India outage
Over 300 consumers had serious connectivity problems with Jio as of 11:05 am. Almost 59% of users reported having trouble connecting to the mobile Internet.
Fault in optic fiber network causes massive internet outage in Pakistan: Officials
“Technical fault in the PTCL optic fiber network caused by heavy rains and flooding has been repaired and internet services have been restored,” PTCL tweeted, adding that all internet services in the country have become normal.
Google down for thousands of users: Downdetector
There were more than 40,000 Google Down incidents reported by people, according to Downdetector.
Canada hit by massive mobile, internet outage
Friday's outage also affected passport offices and Canada's ArriveCAN app which is used for border control, reports Xinhua news agency.
Amazon suffers outage with error messages for thousands of shoppers
The outage occurred late on Monday and affected shoppers across the world, including in India. The services were later restored.
Airtel broadband back after suffering major outage in India
According to website outage monitoring platform DownDetector.com, the outage which affected millions of users across the country started around 10.30 p.m. on Friday night and was resolved around 1 a.m. on Saturday.
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