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

This post summarizes Internet disruptions observed globally in Q4 2025, covering government shutdowns, cable cuts, power outages, weather events, and technical incidents.

• •Tanzania experienced a ~26-hour government-directed Internet shutdown during presidential election protests, with traffic dropping over 90%
• •Multiple submarine cable cuts disrupted connectivity: PEACE cable in the Red Sea impacted Pakistan, WACS cable affected Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Republic of Congo
• •Digicel Haiti suffered two separate fiber optic cable cuts in October and November, each causing near-complete outages
• •Power outages in Dominican Republic, Kenya, and Russian drone strikes on Ukraine's Odesa region caused significant Internet traffic drops
• •Hurricane Melissa caused up to 70% traffic reduction in Jamaica due to infrastructure damage and power outages