Internet status in Taiwan Operational
Address blocks silent right now: 0% · 2026-10-21 03:09:37 UTC
The major outage in Taiwan affected Data Communication: signal down 36%, serves 33.2% of the country's users. Mobile Business Group, Taiwan Mobile Co., Far EastTone, Hoshin Multimedia Center and TBC showed no change. Across the country, 94% of address blocks stopped answering our checks.
Latest recorded event: 15 Oct 2026 22:20 UTC · Major outage · Address blocks silent 94% · 40 min. Recorded outages in Taiwan ↓
Leading providers
| Provider | ASN | Share of users | Status | Signal dip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Communication | AS3462 | 33.2% | Operational | 1% |
| Mobile Business Group | AS17421 | 16.4% | Operational | 0% |
| Taiwan Mobile Co. | AS24158 | 15% | Operational | 7% |
| Far EastTone | AS9674 | 13.5% | Operational | 0% |
| kbro CO. | AS38841 | 5.1% | Operational | 0% |
| Hoshin Multimedia Center | AS9416 | 3.9% | Operational | 0% |
| TBC | AS131596 | 2.2% | Operational | 0% |
| Union Broadband Network | AS24164 | 1.2% | 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 Taiwan
| When (UTC) | Duration | Severity | Address blocks silent | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 22:20 | 40 min | Major outage | 94% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
Submarine cables feeding Taiwan
If a national outage coincides with a fault on one of these systems, the cable is a likely cause - check its live page:
Incident history
Significant incidents on cables landing here, each with its own report.
- New Cross Pacific (NCP) Cable System: latency up to 2.7× normal, 17 Aug 2026 (resolved)
- Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) cable: latency up to 2.3× normal, 17 Apr 2026 (resolved)
- Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) cable: latency up to 2.5× normal, 17 Apr 2026 (resolved)
- Apricot cable: latency up to 2.4× normal, 15 Mar 2026 (resolved)
Internet in Taiwan: questions and answers
Is the internet down in Taiwan right now?
No. At the last check (21 Oct 2026 03:09 UTC) the internet in Taiwan was working normally: the signal was at its usual level.
When was the last internet outage in Taiwan?
The latest recorded event in Taiwan started on 15 Oct 2026 22:20 UTC and lasted 40 min. The signal dropped by 94% at its lowest point.
Which internet providers are watched in Taiwan?
GeoCables watches the leading providers of Taiwan: Data Communication (33.2%), Mobile Business Group (16.4%), Taiwan Mobile Co. (15%), Far EastTone (13.5%), kbro CO. (5.1%). The share is the part of the country's internet users served by the provider.
Which submarine cables connect Taiwan?
Taiwan is connected by 21 submarine cables in the GeoCables database, among them APCN-2, Apricot, Asia Pacific Gateway (APG), Asia United Gateway East (AUG East). 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.