This quarter’s report revealed a drastic drop in Government-directed shutdowns, the impact of a Russian drone strike bringing out connectivity for Ukraine, and the ongoing impact of natural disasters.
Sharing the top highlights from Q4 below:
Government-directed shutdowns dropped sharply: Tanzania was the only country that imposed an Internet shutdown in Q4, temporarily cutting access on October 29th as violent protests took place during the country’s presidential election.
Fiber optic cable cuts and damage to submarine cables cause major disruptions: Countries including Haiti, Pakistan, Cameroon, and the Dominican Republic, were impacted by cable cuts.
Cyclones and Hurricanes impact connectivity: Cyclone Senyar caused catastrophic floods and landslides that damaged power infrastructure in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, causing major disruptions to Internet connectivity. Hurricane Melissa also left infrastructure damage in Jamaica on October 28, causing Internet traffic to drop 70% lower than the previous week.
Russian strikes bring down connectivity for Ukraine: A Russian drone strike on December 12 damaged energy infrastructure, causing power outages in parts of the region and causing traffic to drop as much as 57% compared to the previous week.
Cloudflare launches new Cloud Observatory page on Radar: During Q4, Cloudflare launched its new Cloud Observatory page on Radar, tracking availability services at a region level across hyperscaler cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
