Twilio incident: SMS Delivery Delays and Failures from Twilio to MTC Namibia

Affected components

• SMS, Middle East & Africa

1. identifiedOct 28, 2026, 15:57 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and delivery failures from Twilio to MTC network subscribers in Namibia. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

2. identifiedOct 28, 2026, 14:56 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and delivery failures from Twilio to MTC network subscribers in Namibia. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

3. investigatingOct 28, 2026, 14:23 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and failures from Twilio to MTC network subscribers in Namibia. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 4 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

4. investigatingOct 28, 2026, 12:23 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and delivery failures from Twilio to MTC network subscribers in Namibia. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

5. investigatingOct 28, 2026, 11:22 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and delivery failures from Twilio to MTC network subscribers in Namibia. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

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