ThousandEyes has provided a detailed report on global network outages for the week of June 9-15, 2025. During this period, there were 376 outage events reported across ISPs, cloud service providers, collaboration app networks, and edge networks. This marked a 24% increase from the previous week, which had recorded 304 outages. In the U.S. alone, outages rose significantly to 135, up from 77 the week before, representing a staggering 75% increase.
Breakdown of Outages by Category
- ISP Outages: Globally, ISP outages rose from 233 to 285. The U.S. saw an even steeper increase from 32 to 91 outages—a 184% jump.
- Public Cloud Network Outages: These remained stable, with global outages at 27 and U.S. outages slightly decreasing from 18 to 17.
- Collaboration App Network Outages: There were no reported outages globally or in the U.S. for this category, maintaining a zero outage level for four consecutive weeks.
Notable Outages in the Report
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AT&T Network Outage (June 13): AT&T faced a 14-minute outage around 2:00 AM EDT, primarily affecting nodes in Dallas, TX. The service was restored shortly after 2:15 AM EDT.
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Cogent Communications Outage (June 12): This outage impacted multiple downstream providers and customers across the U.S. It lasted approximately 40 minutes and was first noticed around 8:01 PM EDT, mainly affecting nodes in San Francisco, CA. The issues persisted intermittently up to about 10:00 PM EDT.
Earlier reports indicated that the week of June 2-8 experienced 304 outages, indicating an overall downward trend in the number of outages from 241 the prior week.
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In summary, the increase in outages emphasizes the critical need for reliable network management and monitoring solutions as businesses increasingly rely on uninterrupted services to maintain operations.
