Blackout 2.0 in Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia stalled phones and internet, disrupted life

News India Live, Digital Desk: Spain has once again had a major obstacle in infrastructure, only a few weeks ago, the transportation and communication system was stalled due to power failure across the country. On Tuesday, phones and internet services came to a standstill in large parts of the country, the networks in cities like Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Sevile and Bilbao failed completely.

The problem allegedly began early in the morning and is being linked to the system upgrade by Telephone, one of the largest telecommunications providers in Spain. Outage affected the Movestar, O2, Orange, Vodafone and Digimobil Network, which affects not only mobile services but also landline phones and fiber internet connections. According to the dowdtector, the disruption started around 2 am and intensified by 5 am.

Emergency numbers stop working Blackout 2.0 in Spain

National Emergency Number of Spain, one of the most worrying effects of outage 112 There was a temporary failure of. Many regional governments, including Valencia, Aragon and La Rioza, had to activate alternative numbers to help people reach emergency services. In some cases, the authorities used social media to spread the fact that the emergency lines were “passive”.

The emergency team of the Valencian government was the first to react, which updated the contact numbers through local broadcasting and posts. Since then, 112 numbers have been restored in many affected areas, but the scale of disruption has made many people uncomfortable.

A bad experience for Spain

The network failure came only a few weeks after the horrific power crisis in Spain and Portugal in April, with metro systems, street lights, payment terminals and even flights. Earlier the incident lasted for about 23 hours and after that investigation started across the country.

The Spain government has now initiated another investigation into telecom outage by incorporating technical experts and security agencies. Although the upgrade of telephonica is currently being convicted, it is still not clear whether there is a serious problem.

In less than a month, with two major interruptions, people in Spain are asking hard questions. Was it just misfortune, or was it a sign of deep weakness in important infrastructure? In any way, the country’s digital spine is under strict investigation.

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Rahul Dev

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