Network Nebraska incident

Backbone connection between Lincoln and Omaha

Resolved after 1 day, affecting Transport Backbone, on March 20, 2025.

postmortem Mar 21, 2025, 07:17 PM UTC

The aerial fiber near Gretna, NE was damage during cleanup from the recent winter storm. When replacing a downed power pole, the power company accidentally cut the fiber. The vendor was able to repair the fiber and service was restored March 21st at 00:44.

Started
Mar 20, 2025, 06:58 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 21, 2025, 07:17 PM UTC
Duration
1d
Detected by Pingoru
Mar 20, 2025, 06:58 PM UTC

Affected components

Transport Backbone

Update timeline

  1. investigating Mar 20, 2025, 06:58 PM UTC

    Around 1:10 PM, we lost connectivity on our dark fiber link between Lincoln and Omaha. A ticket was opened with our vendor to identify the cause of the outage. Questions 402-472-7656 Toll Free 888-638-6327 (1-888-NET-NEBR) or [email protected]

  2. monitoring Mar 21, 2025, 01:27 PM UTC

    All issues appear to have subsided, and all systems are performing as expected. We're continuing to monitor for any reoccurring problems.

  3. resolved Mar 21, 2025, 07:17 PM UTC

    All systems are operating normally. This issue is resolved.

  4. postmortem Mar 21, 2025, 07:17 PM UTC

    The aerial fiber near Gretna, NE was damage during cleanup from the recent winter storm. When replacing a downed power pole, the power company accidentally cut the fiber. The vendor was able to repair the fiber and service was restored March 21st at 00:44.

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