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🌏 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

A sincere thank you to Equinix for hosting such a well-organized and engaging Asia Peering Forum in beautiful Bali. 🌴

The event brought together industry peers, partners, and network operators from across the Asia-Pacific region, creating valuable opportunities to strengthen existing relationships, establish new peering connections, and exchange insights on the future of regional connectivity. It also offered a closer look at the rapid evolution of digital infrastructure across Asia, particularly the continued growth of Indonesia and the emerging connectivity opportunities in Surabaya.

🤝 Many of the conversations at APF highlighted the increasing demand for expanding network reach and building more resilient connectivity across Asia. We were pleased to see strong interest in IPTP Networks solutions, including:
• Colocation for expanding network footprint across Hong Kong and key Asian markets
• Remote Peering to leading Internet Exchanges (IXs)
• Private & Public Peering strategies
• IP Transit & IX Transit for scalable global connectivity
• LagBlaster – IPTP Networks ultra-low-latency MPLS solution for high-performance, resilient international connectivity

Leveraging IPTP Networks ultra-low-latency MPLS backbone and resilient global infrastructure, we continue to help carriers, enterprises, cloud providers, and digital platforms deliver faster, more reliable services while ensuring the redundancy and performance today's businesses depend on.

A big thank you to everyone who took the time to meet with our team during the event. If we didn't have the opportunity to connect in Bali, we'd be happy to continue the conversation.
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𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭

🌐 When a submarine cable fails, internet access does not disappear for the region. Tier 1 and Tier 2 network operators activate pre-configured failover protocols — backup paths come online and traffic shifts to alternative routes. The internet's routing infrastructure operates on a principle known in networking as 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: the global routing system is designed to detect failures and reroute traffic autonomously, without manual intervention.

During the 2024 Red Sea incident, damage to several submarine cables — including AAE-1, EIG, SEACOM, and TGN — triggered large-scale traffic redistribution across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. For most users, the impact was not a full outage. It appeared as increased latency, service instability, and degraded connection quality.

📌 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?
A submarine cable is not “the internet.” It is one route within a global transport system.

When a primary path becomes unavailable, BGP takes over. 𝗕𝗚𝗣 — 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 — is the routing protocol that enables autonomous networks to exchange information about available paths and redirect traffic accordingly.

In simplified terms, the sequence looks like this:
→ the network detects a route loss;
→ BGP withdraws the unavailable routes (route withdrawal);
→ neighbouring networks recalculate available paths;
→ traffic begins flowing over alternative directions.

This is 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 — automatic switching to a backup route when the primary one fails.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 is not simply having a second cable.

A carrier-grade operator typically maintains backup routes across different geographic directions — using separate cable systems, independent partners, and pre-configured routing policies.

Without that architecture, the alternative path may be congested, longer than optimal, or unavailable altogether.

That is why the same external event produces very different outcomes for different operators. One sees barely noticeable service degradation. Another faces serious quality failures.

🧠 At IPTP Networks, we do not treat incidents like this as isolated events. We treat them as stress tests of the entire operator architecture.

Operating a global backbone network requires continuous work — not only with bandwidth capacity, but also with routing management, path diversification, failover policies, and load distribution across global PoPs.

Real redundancy does not show itself when the network is running normally. It shows itself the moment one of the routes stops existing.

🌐 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓-𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝟐𝟔-𝟎𝟑: 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐃𝐨𝐒 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

CERT-EU has published 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝟮𝟲-𝟬𝟯, covering recent cybersecurity incidents affecting European networks. The report highlights continued DDoS activity aimed at disrupting operations, as well as other attempts to destabilize digital services and infrastructure.

A key feature of these incidents is their focus on 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. DDoS campaigns are increasingly used to reduce availability and degrade network performance, often impacting multiple services at once.

🧠 𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗣 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆

Recent activity shows how quickly traffic patterns can change during coordinated DDoS attacks. These attacks may shift between targets and regions, putting pressure on detection speed and network-wide visibility.

At IPTP Networks, we see that effective response depends on early detection of abnormal traffic and the ability to isolate it across distributed infrastructure. This requires continuous monitoring and coordinated mitigation measures at both routing and transit levels.

For customers, the impact is felt directly at the service level. Stability depends on how quickly the network can detect abnormal load and maintain normal traffic flow under pressure. ⚡

🛡️ A classic protection mechanism against parasitic traffic generated by DDoS attacks is a paired 𝗜𝗗𝗦/𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 deployed at both ends of the operator–customer channel.

The customer side analyzes traffic using 𝗗𝗣𝗜 𝗜𝗗𝗦 within its own infrastructure and configures filtering rules on the 𝗜𝗣𝗦 deployed at the operator’s site. This helps eliminate parasitic traffic in the last-mile channel and mitigates attacks targeting services hosted on the customer’s infrastructure.

🔐 𝗣.𝗦. According to security protocols, it is not always possible to place DPI IDS on the operator’s side.

📌 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀:

𝗜𝗗𝗦 — Intrusion Detection System
𝗜𝗣𝗦 — Intrusion Prevention System
𝗗𝗣𝗜 — Deep Packet Inspection, which enables real-time inspection of data packet contents. DPI analyzes not only packet headers but also the payload, starting from Layer 2 of the OSI model.
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