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Russia Today
20-05-2025
- Russia Today
Spain hit by telecom disruption weeks after major blackout
Spain has been hit by a widespread communications outage, just weeks after a major power blackout affected the entire Iberian Peninsula. The network failure occurred due to an update by the telecommunications company Telefonica, which disrupted emergency services, landlines, and internet. The outage, which began early Tuesday, affected regions including Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia, Andalusia, Aragon, and the Basque Country. In several areas, access to the 112 emergency hotline was interrupted, prompting the local authorities to provide alternative contact numbers for emergency services. Telefonica, Spain's largest telecom provider, confirmed that it did 'some network upgrade work which has affected some companies' fixed communication services (voice and internet).' The company said the affected systems were isolated and service teams were deployed to restore operations. According to Telefonica, the origin of these problems stemmed from the network upgrade work, and access to services was 'fully restored' by 12:30pm. The Ministry for Digital Transformation said it was in contact with Telefonica throughout the day and requested a detailed report on the incident. The disruption comes less than a month after a widespread power outage struck Spain and Portugal on April 28, affecting transport networks, telecommunications, and public infrastructure. The cause of the blackout is still under investigation, though preliminary assessments suggest a voltage anomaly led to automatic safety disconnections. On Tuesday, Spanish Energy Minister Sara Aagesen said Madrid found no evidence that the blackout was caused by a cyberattack on power generation control centers.
Reuters
20-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Telefonica's Spanish network update causes partial communications outage
MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - Spanish telecom company Telefonica ( opens new tab said works to update its network had caused a communications outage of fixed phone and internet lines in some areas of Spain on Tuesday, three weeks after the country suffered a catastrophic power blackout. The company said in a brief statement its crews were working on reestablishing the service and the 112 Emergency lines were already back on in the affected areas after suffering disruptions since the early hours of Tuesday. The communications outage comes after a massive electricity blackout in Spain and Portugal on April 28, whose causes are yet to be determined. Telefonica is the second-largest operator in Spain after Orange's MasOrange, and other large providers' services were not affected. Telefonica's mobile service also appeared to work fine. According to the Downdetector monitoring website, the disruptions being reported were mostly about fixed-line internet services in the regions of Aragon, Valencia, Andalusia, Extremadura, the Basque Country and Navarra.
