Online outages: Q3 2025 Internet disruption summary
In the third quarter, we observed Internet disruptions with a wide variety of known causes, as well as several with no definitive or published
Earthlink Telecommunications, Iraq's main internet service provider, announced on Tuesday a widespread outage in Basra province, clarifying that the reason is a “terrorist sabotage” targeting communications infrastructure. In a statement, the company ...
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In the third quarter, we observed Internet disruptions with a wide variety of known causes, as well as several with no definitive or published
Over the weekend, crucial undersea cables providing internet access to parts of Asia were mysteriously cut, leading to internet outages in certain
Billions of dollars in U.S. technology infrastructure, and trillions more in planned investment, now depend on fiber-optic cables running through war
Iraq avoided the fate of earlier overland routes that collapsed because of a sustained period of stability, and because existing pipeline infrastructure provided ready-made corridors for
🌍 The Strait of Hormuz isn''t just an oil chokepoint anymore — it''s becoming a digital one too. Yesterday, Iranian state media proposed new rules for 7 major undersea fiber-optic cables
A federal database used to check driver''s license information went down for nearly three hours on Election Day due to what the Ohio Department of Public Safety said was “a large fiber-optic
US Iran news LIVE: Hezbollah has introduced a new class of weapon in its ongoing confrontation with Israel, deploying small fibre-optic–guided drones designed to bypass electronic detection systems.
With a focus on the technical, governmental, and administrative difficulties, this study aims to analyze the difficulties in installing fiber optic cables at Cihan University in Erbil and suggest workable
Four separate underwater data cables have been damaged in the Red Sea, impacting global internet connectivity. The cuts have impacted four
Emboldened by its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is turning to one of the hidden arteries in the global economy: subsea cables beneath that carry vast internet and financial traffic
Earthlink Telecommunications, Iraq''s main internet service provider, announced on Tuesday a widespread outage in Basra province, clarifying that the reason is a “terrorist sabotage”
While the world is worried about oil and gas due to ongoing West Asia tension, Iran has set its eyes on another Achilles'' heel, a real hidden weakness, the subsea fibre-optic cables running
The DLT connects the ECS to Patriot''s Launching Stations. It uses either a SINCGARS radio or fiber optic cables to transmit encrypted data between the
WASIT — Fiber-optic internet cables were damaged Wednesday in an underground maintenance tunnel in Wasit governorate, leaving more than
Tech News News: Iran has reportedly threatened to damage undersea internet cables in the Red Sea, a move that will have a significant impact on internet speed across .
Hezbollah''s use of fiber-optic FPV drones marks shift in the confrontation with the Israeli entity -This tech relies on guiding the drone via a high-precision fiber optic cable instead of traditional
Hezbollah has introduced fiber-optic drones in its conflict with Israel. These drones, similar to those used in Ukraine, are small, hard to detect, and lethal.
Meanwhile, Iran''s Farsnews notes the importance of the underwater fiber optic cables that transmit internet data and which have been laid on the bed of the Arabian Sea, through the Gulf
Tehran is reportedly exploring the possibility of charging for undersea fibre-optic cables routed through the Strait of Hormuz, potentially creating a lucrative new income stream and giving
May 18 — Iran is moving to monetize undersea fiber-optic cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz, a key conduit for internet and financial data traffic linking Europe, Asia and the Persian Gulf,
Iran''s military spokesperson declared last week that Tehran will impose fees on the submarine fiber-optic cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz — issuing demands that US companies
A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to
Repairs on three crucial subsea telecommunications cables in the Red Sea, damaged since February, have begun despite ongoing militant attacks. The AAE–1 cable, a significant 25,000
Global Big Tech is moving data out of the Gulf through Iraqi oil pipelines U.S. hyperscalers secure “dark fiber” capacity along Iraqi land route to reduce latency and provide a
Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn''t