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 …

[ecofeco]

How many straws?

Can the camel carry?

The whole system is one seriously bodged together mess.

[Natalie Gritpants Jr]

Re: How many straws?

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

[TRT]

Re: How many straws?

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

[TRT]

24th July UK Mobile Network

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

[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...)

[CharliePsycho]

No comment on Starlink?

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