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Deutsche Glasfaser network outages in Germany

Overview

In mid-August, a major fiber optic outage impacted large parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The disruption, reported by Deutsche Glasfaser, was caused by physical damage to a main line located between Borken and Bocholt, affecting internet, TV, and landline services in regions including Dorsten, Rhade, Hardt, and Östrich. While some areas saw service restoration, other providers like Vodafone also reported connectivity issues in neighboring towns.

On August 26, Deutsche Glasfaser experienced a second, more widespread network outage. This disruption began around 0:10 AM and affected internet and landline telephony for both private and business customers across multiple German states, including Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, and North Rhine-Westphalia. The outage impacted cloud applications and digital payment services before being resolved by 10:26 PM the same day. This incident followed earlier technical issues and increased service complaints involving the provider throughout the month.

Entities

Deutsche Glasfaser · Dorsten · Michael Forster · Vodafone · Homburg

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Deutsche Glasfaser network outage affects multiple German states

    A widespread Deutsche Glasfaser network outage affected internet and telephone services across several German states on August 26, impacting both residential and business customers.

  2. 29 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
    Fiber optic outage affects Dorsten and North Rhine-Westphalia

    A physical fault in a main fiber optic line has caused widespread internet, TV, and landline outages across North Rhine-Westphalia, affecting Dorsten and surrounding regions.

Sources

nordsachsen24.de · osftv.de · taucha-kompakt.de