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.

IRN // From Tehran to Hormuz, the current Iranian Internet Shutdown is due to pass 500 hours... Surpassing the Jan shutdown. Deepening the darkness. Event data from Hormozgan (IRN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

IRN // You've probably heard reports of the #internet blackout in Iran. On our website you can see the breadth and depth across the country. .. So far 135 hours plus -- since 9am local, #28Feb 👇 Event data from East Azarbaijan (IRN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

IRN // The #Iran #shutdown ran for over 400 days. However, what most do not appreciate is the precise control Iran has over its internet. Here, we detail a few of the online, remotely reachable IP address locations in our data during the shutdown. -> A site of the Islamic Republican Army, major squares and gathering locations for protestors are among the sites we find, suggesting that internet-connected CCTV towers were crucial to the regime's information. by @TheRealSodaLabs from @MonashResearch

IRN // The #Iran #shutdown appears to be over, with a full day now of normalcy in our readings. Just shy of 17 days later, or 407 hours we estimate. Our latest data below at national level. For sub-national updates over the coming days check: ip-observatory.org By @TheRealSodaLabs from @MonashResearch

IRN // Yes. It is hard to fathom in Jan 2026 but Iran's #internetshutdown continues. 90+ million people. . 6pm local, 8 Jan 2026 until...?

IRN // What does it look like to take a nation of over 90 million people offline? The Monash IP Observatory takes you to the #Iran shutdown, at provincial, 3hrly resolution. 👉ip-observatory.org

IRN // We are seeing first signs of #internet drops in Iran as protests continue, here showing #Yazd province connectivity 👇. Event data from Yazd (IRN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

JAM // #HurricaneMelissa struck in late October but the impacts are still heavily felt in Jamaica. We are still seeing a long recovery ahead for power / connectivity 👇 Event data from Saint James (JAM) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

AUS // Close to home we are seeing an unusual spike in latency in #WesternAustralia at the moment. Event data from Western Australia (AUS) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

JAM // Most of #Jamaica still effectively offline in the aftermath of #HurricaneMelissa 👇 Event data from Manchester (JAM) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

JAM // Impact of #HurricaneMelissa on connectivity evident in two regions so far 👇. Event data from Westmoreland (JAM) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

NZL // Good to see recovery underway in #Southland after they had a wee issue with connectivity over the last week. Event data from Southland (NZL) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

IRN // #Ilam internet connectivity loss continues. Now 129+ hours in... Event data from Ilam (IRN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: ⁦@IP_Observatory⁩

IRN // Another internet connectivity drop is occurring in #Ilam Province #Iran. So far, strikingly similar shape to the event we recorded a few days ago. Event data from Ilam (IRN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: ⁦@IP_Observatory⁩

IRN // We measured a coordinated connectivity drop in #Ilam and #Ardebil 👇 Event data from Ilam (IRN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

IRN // Meanwhile in #Bushehr province #Iran we're now 10 days into a significant loss of internet connectivity...👇 Event data from Bushehr (IRN) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

PAK // Only partial restoration so far in Azad Kashmir. . Around a further 35pc of connectivity to be restored. Event data from Azad Kashmir (PAK) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

PAK // Looks like the near total internet outage in the #Kashmir region is coming to an end in our data... ...159 hours offline later... Event data from Azad Kashmir (PAK) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

PAK // #Kashmir region in PAK still effectively offline in our measurements. 👇 Event data from Azad Kashmir (PAK) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory

AFG // We see internet #connectivity returning across #Kabul, #Kandahar + #Hirat after government ordered shutdown according to reports. 👇 Event data from Kabul (AFG) 🌐 ip-observatory.org X: @IP_Observatory