November 2025 | Here's what's happened in the last month.
New Updates For Pulse
In case you missed it, we implemented two significant updates to Pulse this month.
Pulse IXP Tracker
In this release, we’ve made a significant upgrade—thanks to the wonderful feedback we have received from our community—with more data, an updated look and feel, improved structure, and additional ways for Internet advocates to make the case for IXP development. Some notable changes include:
Updates on how we count IXPs, which reduces the total number reflected in the tracker, but makes it more accurate.
Better context about the global and local IXP landscape
Highlighted countries with robust IXP development, and a “fast-growing IXP” that we update each month.
Data about whether IXPs participate in the MANRS IXP program or host a RIPE Atlas anchor.
The number of ASNs joining and leaving IXPs over the past year, the proportion of members peering at the route server, a breakdown of member peering policies, and the number using any form of RPKI.
We have updated the Pulse Internet Resilience Index with data from 2024. Through the Pulse API, you can now view trends since 2019. Some notable insights from the new data include:
Iceland has returned to the top of the index, scoring 84 out of 100.
Nine European countries continue to rank among the top ten globally, with Singapore retaining its position at number four. Australia (17th), Canada (18th), Mauritius (35th), and Chile (36th) are the highest ranked in Oceania, North America, Africa, and South America, respectively.
Internet resilience globally increased by 1 point between 2023 and 2024 and has increased by 3 points since 2019.
112 countries experienced a 1 to 7-point increase in their resilience score between 2023 and 2024, while 30 experienced no significant change.
58 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) are among those that have experienced gains, including Rwanda, Nepal, and Trinidad and Tobago, which have seen the greatest gains.
Do you have a story or research to share? Email us pulse@isoc.org
This December, Pulse and its partners will be holding four days of Internet measurement research discussions and training, highlighting the outcomes of the 2025 Pulse Research Fellows and joint efforts to increase Internet connectivity in schools in underserved regions.
The inaugural Internet Society Pulse Research Week will take place in Barcelona, Spain, and online from 8 to 11 December 2025, comprising:
Amreesh Phokeer will be presenting our IXP Tracker and research into the consistency of IP Address Registration Geolocation at the Middle East Network Operators Group Meeting and Peering Forum.
Internet Measurement Day, Tajikistan
1 December, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
We are proudly supporting and participating in the next Internet Measurement Day (IMD). IMD is a series of free and open events initiated by the RIPE NCC and ICANN to promote Internet measurement tools to local communities.
Pulse Research Week, Spain
8-11 December, Barcelona, Spain
We will be holding our first Pulse Research Week along with our host, Internet Society Catalan Chapter, and collaborators, Measurement Lab and Giga UNICEF. The four-day hybrid event will include:
Stay tuned to our event page for details of these and other upcoming events. And email us at pulse@isoc.org if you’re interested in hosting, partnering, sponsoring, or presenting opportunities.
Tanzania 29 Oct—3 Nov: Tanzania experienced an intentional disruption of its Internet services, following its elections.
Togo, 26 June—Ongoing: Amid political unrest in Togo, the government is limiting access to multiple services.
Iraq, 18 Feb—Ongoing: Iraq authorities have reportedly ordered upstream providers to suspend Internet connectivity to Kurdistan ISP KorekTel due to “non-compliance with paying outstanding debts and continued violations.”
Pakistan, 15 Nov—Ongoing: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reportedly ordered Internet Service Providers to suspend mobile Internet services in the Balochistan region due to security concerns.
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