Spain experiences a temporary drop in its traffic: impact and recovery

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During the morning of March 26, Espanix, the main neutral traffic exchange point in Spain, experienced a temporary drop in data traffic. According to the public graphs available on its official traffic monitoring portal, a significant decline in data volume was detected between 9:30 and 10:00 AM, with intermittent spikes and instability affecting both incoming and outgoing connections.

Espanix’s usual traffic sits above 1.3 Tbps, reaching peak levels close to 1.41 Tbps. However, during the affected period, the graph shows an abrupt drop to very low levels and subsequent irregular fluctuations.

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This failure impacted numerous providers and operators relying on Espanix to route part of their traffic, temporarily affecting the speed and availability of online services, streaming platforms, website access, and real-time applications.

The situation began to stabilize after 10:30 AM, gradually recovering to normal values. Espanix has not yet issued an official statement explaining the exact causes of the incident, although potential technical issues with the network infrastructure, failures in main routers, or unannounced maintenance activities are being considered.

Traffic at neutral points like Espanix is a key indicator of the health of the network in Spain. Any interruption is noticeable in the daily consumption of digital content, from web browsing to data transmission critical for businesses.

For now, the values have already returned to their normal rhythm, nearing 1 Tbps. The tech community and major operators remain attentive to new updates to clarify the origin of this unexpected failure.

Industry experts recommend that affected companies have contingency plans and diversified connections at different neutral points to avoid greater impacts in the event of similar incidents.

We will continue to monitor any official information that Espanix may release in the coming hours, even though the situation appears stable currently according to the Espanix graphs.

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