back to article Power cuts, cable damage, and government shutdowns behind Q2 internet outages

The previous quarter was a busy one for internet disruptions, according to Cloudflare, with government-mandated shutdowns in several nations, a massive power outage hitting Spain's infrastructure, damage to fiber optic cabling, and technical issues hitting North America. Blackout in Madrid, Spain - 28 apr 2025. Several people …

  1. ecofeco Silver badge
    Facepalm

    How many straws?

    Can the camel carry?

    The whole system is one seriously bodged together mess.

    1. Natalie Gritpants Jr

      Re: How many straws?

      Have you ever tried to design a camel? It's hard

      1. TRT Silver badge

        Re: How many straws?

        Not that hard really... OK, there are one or two things that need ironing out...

  2. TRT Silver badge

    24th July UK Mobile Network

    Having troubles today, but no-one reporting on it really. Techradar mainly.

    1. richardcox13

      Re: 24th July UK Mobile Network

      It was reported, and this is the follow up: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvmvqrnq7go

      (I was not impacted, the original version of that article was how I knew about it...)

  3. CharliePsycho

    No comment on Starlink?

    Global outage yesterday for 2.5 hours? Gotta be an interesting story there?

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