Monash IP Observatory

If you could watch the daily pulse of the internet from space, what would it look like? In our latest piece, we take you there: link.medium.com/CXa7DaVsSV From the @MonashUni ip-observatory.org, a project of the @therealSodaLabs at @MonashBusiness.

One of the driving motivations for the Monash IP Observatory has been to address data and attention imbalances. What happened to the #internet in #Houet #BurkinaFaso earlier this month? We saw it 👇 Event data from Houet (BFA) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

Ever wondered how you "measure" something as complex and vast as the #internet at global scale? There's a lot to consider: privacy, safety, reliability, consistency, sampling, and more! Here's our approach to making billions of measurements daily. 👉ip-observatory.org

You might know that #internet connectivity can drop. But did you know latency anomalies are also a thing? High latency is an indicator of poor quality #internet. We document these spikes every day 👇 Event data from Gorontalo (IDN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

Want to look back at the three day #internet shutdown across #Iran at Provincial scale? There's now a Web app for that 😁 👇 Event data from Tehran (IRN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

📢NEW: Monash IP Observatory 2.0 is GO🚀 Thrilled to announce that the Monash IP Observatory has a new, fully featured presence: ip-observatory.org . Global internet anomalies updated daily from our billions of measurements world-wide! . 90 day history, 150 countries and…

📣 "Iran has come back online—for now" economist.com/graphic-detail… . Great piece by @TheEconomist taking a deeper dive into the recent country-wide shutdowns in #Iran. . Our unique geo-spatial #internet connectivity data makes a key contribution - showing the strategic decisions…

IRN // Update: Our national #internet connectivity for #Iran shows that the major shutdown period ended as swiftly as it began at c. 3am #21Jun. . Provincial data shows most are now back above 80% connectivity relative to pre-#IsraelIranConflict levels . However, notably, #Tehran…

IRN // Update: Our national #internet connectivity for #Iran confirms a dramatic loss of connectivity from c. 3pm June 18 (local). . Sub-national data suggests all regions are affected. . However, 'shutdown' does not equal zero connectivity in #Iran right now. . Using our…

IRN // Our national #internet connectivity for #Iran shows a deterioration since #Jun13. Though not yet at the levels of loss due to electricity shortages in May (in national data). . However, our sub-national data shows impact confined to only around half of the provinces, with…

USA // As #HurricaneMilton bears down on the #Florida coast, we release below our view of #HurricaneHelene's violent passage across 6 states just days ago, crunching millions of remote #ICT observations on our platform. The path of destruction is all too clear. 🔵 indicates…

BGD // Update: 🟢 With the military in #Bangladesh once again in charge, we were keen to see if #ICT would return to some kind of normalcy after #shutdown followed by #slowdown . . 👇We are pleased to report the first 24 of normal readings for latency [C, A] and connectivity [B]…

BGD // Update (3/3): We analysed the #ICT connectivity of hundreds of unique geo-spatial locations across #Bangladesh in the recent major shutdown. . Although 98% of locations were without internet 🔴, 2% retained normal connectivity 🔵. Why? . 👇By precise cross-referencing with…

BGD // Update (2/3): 🔴Whilst #Bangladesh is back online after a 6h national #shutdown yesterday, our measurements show a #slowdown since #Jul24. . 👇Latency in BGD [A] is anomalous, vs. not so in IND [B] . Latency anomaly began as shutdown ended, see BGD connectivity [C] (inset)…

BGD // Update (1/3): 🟢#Bangladesh is back online after a 6h national #shutdown yesterday, following multi-day event #Jul18-#Jul24. However, #slowdown restrictions are apparent, and patterns of shut-down are revealing. See next. #KeepitOn @TheRealSodaLabs @MonashUni

BGD // Update: 🟢👋Welcome back #Bangladesh to the WWW. Our measurements show near full restoration of #ICT in place since 5pm #24Jul (local). However, the last few connections (c. 5-7%) are still to be made. #KeepitOn @TheRealSodaLabs @MonashUni

BGD // Update: 🟡#Bangladesh is seeing partial restoration of #ICT connectivity since c. 8pm #23Jul local. Our measurements indicate regional connectivity up to between 20 and 44 (#Dhaka) on pre-shutdown levels; though the ↗️ has stalled. #KeepitOn @TheRealSodaLabs @MonashUni

📢 "Why students are risking their lives to take on the Bangladeshi government" - great piece by @abcnews @maxwalden_ looking into the #Bangladesh protests and the violent + digital suppression the government is carrying out. abc.net.au/news/2024-07-2… @TheRealSodaLabs @MonashUni

BGD // Update: 🔴 #Bangladesh has been almost completely without #ICT connectivity since c. 9pm #18Jul . Here, we compare #Bangladesh (BGD) to #India (IND) and #Myanmar (MMR) from our active measurements. ... this is not a regional outage. @TheRealSodaLabs @MonashUni

PSE // Update: 🟠We observe low-level recovery of some #ICT connectivity in #Gaza after the most recent 16H major outage. . Our analysis indicates @Paltelco is still the only significant #ISP with any connectivity in #Gaza @TheRealSodaLabs @MonashUni

PSE // Update: 🔴#Gaza is now waking up to #ICT outages. With the truce over since #1Dec we observe another significant loss of #ICT connectivity 👇 . Start ~15H #4Dec (local) . Drop took approx. 4h, suggesting infrastructure damage likely cause @TheRealSodaLabs @MonashUni