With a network spanning 330+ cities across 125+ countries, Cloudflare offers a uniquely global view of how the Internet functions. Top Q3 highlights:
Government-directed shutdowns: Iraq, Sudan, and Syria implemented exam-related Internet outages. In Venezuela, one provider ceased service after losing its authority to operate, cutting connectivity in August.
Fibre optic cable damage: Both submarine and terrestrial cuts triggered disruptions across the Dominican Republic, Angola, Haiti, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates (including the Texas incident noted above).
Natural disasters: A fire at Cairo’s Ramses Central Exchange disrupted multiple providers, while the Russian earthquake immediately impacted Internet traffic across several regional networks.
Starlink outage: On 24 July, Starlink reported a network issue caused by failure of key internal software services operating the core network.
Targeted cyberattack (Yemen): An attack on YemenNet on 11 August briefly disrupted connectivity nationwide, with a sharp, time-aligned drop in traffic.
