Major incident

Brown University: Partial Network Outage at 85 Waterman

Affected: Telephone service (local and long distance), Wired Network, Wireless network (Brown, Brown-Guest, & Eduroam)

Current status of Brown University: Operational — live Brown University status

Timeline

1. Aug 15, 2026, 11:29 UTC
   investigating
   There is a partial network outage at 85 Waterman, affecting Wired, Wireless, and VoIP networks. OIT is investigating the incident.
2. Aug 15, 2026, 13:27 UTC
   resolved
   This incident has been resolved.

Updates as published by Brown University (original).