Rostelecom Outage Triggers 29-Minute Mass Disruptions Across Russian Internet Services
A 29-minute failure in the data transmission network of Rostelecom on August 6 caused mass access problems to Russian internet services. Specialists of the operator transferred traffic to reserve equipment, after which the infrastructure returned to normal operation.
The problems could have affected the availability of part of internet resources. However, users remembered the incident much more vividly: complaints arrived about services of marketplaces, IT companies, banks, social platforms and telecom operators. The largest number of messages predictably came from subscribers of Rostelecom itself.
Users encountered difficulties connecting to services and establishing network connections. In Rostelecom it was explained that the outage lasted exactly 29 minutes. Traffic was promptly redirected to backup equipment, while the company did not disclose the causes of the incident in its statement.
Currently, according to the operator, the network and infrastructure are functioning in regular mode. In other words, the situation did not develop into a prolonged digital apocalypse. Nevertheless, the incident clearly showed that sometimes just half an hour of problems at a major operator is enough for users to simultaneously lose access to stores, banks and familiar online platforms.
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