# SMS Delivery Delays and Failures between a Subset of Twilio Long Codes and Multiple Networks in South Africa

- Provider: [Twilio](https://down.guide/twilio)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Degraded
- lasted 3h 43m
- started 2026-10-27 01:34 UTC
- SMS, Middle East & Africa
- me
- id: DWN-7c9887ab7d
- Official page: https://stspg.io/4rbgsbkqctb4

## Updates from Twilio
### 2026-10-27 01:34 UTC: investigating
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and multiple networks in South Africa. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

### 2026-10-27 01:40 UTC: identified
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and failures between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa. 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.

### 2026-10-27 02:40 UTC: identified
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and failures between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa. 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.

### 2026-10-27 03:15 UTC: monitoring
We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

### 2026-10-27 05:17 UTC: resolved
The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and network subscribers on affected networks in South Africa is operating normally.

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