How did Iran shut off the internet using network protocols? Speedify engineers explain how new details show Iran was taken offline at the network level, not by blocking apps but by cutting global internet routes.
We look at network protocols like BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), routing protocols, DNS, and Internet service provider firewalls. VPNs can't get around this shutdown in Iran, and Starlink dishes are being jammed, so we explain what alternatives like VSAT satellites and mesh networks can (and can’t) do.
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