TeleSign incident

Operator Alert - Afghanistan (AF) - MTN (Areba) (412/40) - 4/17/26

Resolved after 4 hours 49 minutes, affecting EMEA - All countries, on April 17, 2026.

resolved Apr 17, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC

Start Time: 06:23 PDT - 04/17/26 End Time: 10:51 PDT - 04/17/26 We received notification that the network issues previously reported by MTN (Areba) (412/40) from Afghanistan (AF) have been resolved. MTN (Areba) (412/40) end users should no longer experience delays receiving SMS messages as all services are back to functioning properly. SF 01159072

Started
Apr 17, 2026, 01:29 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 17, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC
Duration
4h 49m
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 17, 2026, 01:29 PM UTC

Affected components

EMEA - All countries

Update timeline

  1. investigating Apr 17, 2026, 01:29 PM UTC

    Start Time: 6:23 AM PDT - 4/17/26 End Time: Ongoing We received notification that MTN (Areba) (412/40) from Afghanistan (AF) is currently experiencing network issues, and this may cause a delay in the delivery of SMS messages. We will inform you once the operator has come to a resolution. SF 01159072

  2. resolved Apr 17, 2026, 06:18 PM UTC

    Start Time: 06:23 PDT - 04/17/26 End Time: 10:51 PDT - 04/17/26 We received notification that the network issues previously reported by MTN (Areba) (412/40) from Afghanistan (AF) have been resolved. MTN (Areba) (412/40) end users should no longer experience delays receiving SMS messages as all services are back to functioning properly. SF 01159072

Your product runs on more than TeleSign

Add the vendors you depend on and get one message when any of them reports trouble. Free for 3 vendors, no card.

Add your stack →