Summary:
1. Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier) and other major network providers experienced outages in multiple regions, impacting customers and partners.
2. ThousandEyes reported a high number of network outage events across ISPs, cloud service providers, and collaboration app networks during the specified weeks.
3. Detailed descriptions of notable outages experienced by various network providers, including the duration and regions affected.
Article:
On February 24, Arelion, previously known as Telia Carrier, faced a significant outage that affected customers and partners across various regions globally. The outage lasted for 18 minutes and impacted locations such as the U.S., India, France, Ireland, and more. The disruption initially centered on nodes in Los Angeles, CA, before shifting to nodes in Ashburn, VA, and then expanding to other regions. This outage was part of a series of network disruptions experienced by major providers during the specified weeks.
ThousandEyes provided a detailed report on network outages for the weeks of Feb. 17-23, Feb. 10-16, Feb. 3-9, Jan. 27-Feb. 2, Jan. 20-26, Jan. 13-19, Jan. 6-12, and Dec. 30, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025. The report highlighted a high number of outages across ISPs, cloud service providers, and collaboration app networks during these periods, with varying impacts on different regions.
Two notable outages included UUNET Verizon’s outage on February 17, and Cogent Communications’ outage on February 18, both affecting multiple regions and lasting for specific durations. These incidents were part of a series of network disruptions observed by ThousandEyes during the specified weeks.
Overall, the detailed reports provided by ThousandEyes shed light on the challenges faced by network providers and the impact of outages on customers and partners across the globe. The insights gathered from these reports can help in understanding the trends and patterns in network disruptions and working towards more resilient network infrastructures.
