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 […]
Reverse traceroutes allows users to measure routes to their own hosts from arbitrary networks without access to those remote networks to run the command.
In a world increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change-induced hazards, robust emergency communication systems are more critical than ever. Imagine a scenario where terrestrial communication networks are disrupted by multi-hazard risks (for example, an earthquake followed by a tsunami or a landslide), leaving communities isolated and first responders struggling to coordinate relief efforts. […]
Last month’s Internet shutdown in Sudan is the latest of a growing number of incidents where conflict compromises Internet connectivity and resilience in affected regions. In 2023, the International Institute for Strategic Studies Armed Conflict Survey recorded more than 180 regional and local conflicts, the highest number in 30 years. Access to the Internet during war and […]
Initiative is working to solve economic barrier of Internet access in Bangladesh via ad funded WiFi hotspots.
It’s been three months since the conflict in the Gaza Strip has impacted Internet access for its occupants, with periods of complete telecommunication blackouts. Measuring this impact has been difficult since most Internet statistics cover the Occupied Palestinian Territory, with its two parts, the West Bank and Gaza, as one entity. However, via Cloudflare Radar, IODA, and […]
The inaugural Pulse Research Fellowship has produced a wealth of new research.
Researchers have updated a popular application that helps Internet users and researchers test for instances where traffic of a particular application has been differentiated by a network provider.
Knowing the diversity of routers used in the Internet helps with understanding the potential correlated failures of network hardware, the diversity of network infrastructure, and the resilience of the Internet.