Internet status in Palau Operational
Address blocks silent right now: 4% · 2026-10-21 03:09:07 UTC
The disruption in Palau affected PNCC: signal down 73%, serves 66.5% of the country's users. Palau Equipment Co. showed no change. Across the country, 43% of address blocks stopped answering our checks.
Latest recorded event: 20 Oct 2026 16:50 UTC · Degraded · Address blocks silent 43% · 7.3 h. Recorded outages in Palau ↓
Leading providers
| Provider | ASN | Share of users | Status | Signal dip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNCC | AS17893 | 66.5% | Major outage | 60% |
| Palau Mobile | AS58932 | 26.5% | Operational · country signal | - |
| Palau Equipment Co. | AS133897 | 4.9% | Operational | 0% |
| Starlink · global network, measured worldwide | AS14593 | 1.4% | Operational | 0% |
ℹ️ How to read this page
Degraded - signal dip ≥20% below its 24h baseline - partial outage or major disturbance
Major outage - dip ≥50% - large-scale loss of connectivity
“Signal dip” compares the current BGP-visibility and active-probing levels against the median of the previous 24 hours, corrected for global measurement artifacts (a worldwide simultaneous drop is ignored).
Data refreshes hourly. Per-ISP rows are measured in depth when the country shows an anomaly (pilot countries - continuously). The probable cause is a heuristic: an active fault on a submarine cable feeding the country ranks first, then routing signals, then power/access patterns.
Recorded outages in Palau
| When (UTC) | Duration | Severity | Address blocks silent | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 16:50 | 7.3 h | Degraded | 43% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 5 Oct 2026 18:30 | 20 min | Major outage | 59% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 2 Oct 2026 18:50 | 30 min | Major outage | 59% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 2 Oct 2026 16:00 | 20 min | Degraded | 23% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:30 | 2.3 h | Major outage | 73% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 19 Sep 2026 15:40 | 20 min | Degraded | 23% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 9 Jul 2026 01:40 | 70 min | Degraded | 27% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 3 Jul 2026 07:50 | 30 min | Degraded | 23% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
Submarine cables feeding Palau
If a national outage coincides with a fault on one of these systems, the cable is a likely cause - check its live page:
Internet in Palau: questions and answers
Is the internet down in Palau right now?
No. At the last check (21 Oct 2026 03:09 UTC) the internet in Palau was working normally: the signal was at its usual level.
When was the last internet outage in Palau?
The latest recorded event in Palau started on 20 Oct 2026 16:50 UTC and lasted 7.3 h. The signal dropped by 43% at its lowest point.
Which internet providers are watched in Palau?
GeoCables watches the leading providers of Palau: PNCC (66.5%), Palau Mobile (26.5%), Palau Equipment Co. (4.9%), Starlink (1.4%). The share is the part of the country's internet users served by the provider.
Which submarine cables connect Palau?
Palau is connected by 2 submarine cables in the GeoCables database, among them Echo, SEA-US. A break on one of them can slow down or cut international traffic.
How does GeoCables detect an internet outage?
The status comes from two independent signals: routing announcements (BGP) and active probing of networks inside the country. A drop of 20% or more below the usual level of the last 24 hours is shown as degraded, a drop of 50% or more as an outage. See internet outages in all countries.