Internet status in U.S. Virgin Islands Major outage
Address blocks silent right now: 97% · BGP dip: 0% · 2026-10-15 22:53:16 UTC
Probable cause: power or access network
The major outage in U.S. Virgin Islands affected VI Powernet: signal down 63%, serves 63.3% of the country's users. Virgin Islands Next and University of the Virgin showed no change. Across the country, 97% of address blocks stopped answering our checks.
Latest recorded event: 15 Oct 2026 20:00 UTC · Major outage · Address blocks silent 97% · ongoing. Recorded outages in U.S. Virgin Islands ↓
Leading providers
| Provider | ASN | Share of users | Status | Signal dip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI Powernet | AS14434 | 63.3% | Major outage | 62% |
| Starlink · global network, measured worldwide | AS14593 | 14.6% | Operational | 0% |
| Broadband VI | AS22581 | 10.6% | Operational | 15% |
| Virgin Islands Next | AS393275 | 2.8% | Operational | 0% |
| Liberty Communications | AS14638 | 2.3% | Operational | 1% |
| Cable & Wireless | AS11139 | 2.2% | Operational | 0% |
| University of the Virgin | AS20243 | 1.9% | 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 U.S. Virgin Islands
| When (UTC) | Duration | Severity | Address blocks silent | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 20:00 | ongoing | Major outage | 97% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 11 Aug 2026 06:20 | 5 h | Degraded | 26% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 31 Jul 2026 05:50 | 6.3 h | Degraded | 40% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 15 Jul 2026 03:40 | 7.7 h | Degraded | 22% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 14 Jul 2026 12:00 | 4.2 h | Degraded | 27% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
Submarine cables feeding U.S. Virgin Islands
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.
Internet in U.S. Virgin Islands: questions and answers
Is the internet down in U.S. Virgin Islands right now?
Yes, there is a large outage. At the last check (15 Oct 2026 22:53 UTC) the signal in U.S. Virgin Islands was 97% below its usual level.
When was the last internet outage in U.S. Virgin Islands?
The latest recorded event in U.S. Virgin Islands started on 15 Oct 2026 20:00 UTC and is still going on. The signal has dropped by 97%.
Which internet providers are watched in U.S. Virgin Islands?
GeoCables watches the leading providers of U.S. Virgin Islands: VI Powernet (63.3%), Starlink (14.6%), Broadband VI (10.6%), Virgin Islands Next (2.8%), Liberty Communications (2.3%). The share is the part of the country's internet users served by the provider.
Which submarine cables connect U.S. Virgin Islands?
U.S. Virgin Islands is connected by 8 submarine cables in the GeoCables database, among them Americas-II West, Global Caribbean Network (GCN), Mid-Atlantic Crossing (MAC), Red Hook-Little Saint James. 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.