The last quarter of 2025 brought several notable disruptions to Internet connectivity. Cloudflare Radar data reveals the impact of cable cuts, power outages, extreme weather, technical problems, and more.

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Q4 2025 saw over 180 Internet disruptions globally from diverse causes. Tanzania experienced a 26-hour government shutdown during elections. Multiple submarine cable cuts affected Haiti, Pakistan, Cameroon, and the Dominican Republic. Power outages disrupted connectivity in Kenya and the Dominican Republic. Hurricane Melissa caused widespread damage in Jamaica, while Cyclone Senyar devastated Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Technical failures hit providers in Indonesia, UK (Vodafone), Italy (Fastweb DNS issues), Benin, and Israel. Major cloud platform incidents occurred at AWS us-east-1 and Azure Front Door. Cloudflare itself experienced two outages affecting Bot Management and request parsing systems.

Cable cuts, storms, and DNS: a look at Internet disruptions in Q4 2025