In 2024, the central African country Chad has experienced several Internet outages (Figure 1), including an intentional, ongoing shutdown that began on 28 February that has cost the country more than USD $1M in GDP loss. Most of these outages presumably stem from the country’s poor Internet resilience — 24% as per the Pulse Internet Resilience Index, ranked […]
With the new Internet Resilience Index, we can now see how African countries compare to the rest of the world
Internet resilience is the ability of a network to maintain an acceptable level of service at all times. The Internet plays a critical role in society and the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of reliable and stable Internet connectivity. However, not all countries have Internet infrastructure that is robust enough to provide an acceptable […]
This article was first published on the Internet Society Blog For many in the African region, Internet interruptions or service degradations occur frequently, which results in a disjointed Internet experience. In order to help improve this experience, we need to track and measure various Internet characteristics through network telemetry. This data can help to identify […]