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Outage in Twilio

SMS Delivery Delays from a Subset of Twilio Alphanumeric Sender IDs to Orange Botswana

Resolved Minor
May 07, 2026 - Started about 1 month ago - Lasted about 4 hours
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Incident Report

Summary AI Generated

Twilio experienced SMS delivery delays for messages sent from certain alphanumeric sender IDs to Orange network subscribers in Botswana, lasting approximately 3.9 hours. The issue affected Twilio's SMS service in the Middle East & Africa region, causing delayed message delivery to this specific carrier and geographic combination. The team identified the root cause and successfully resolved the incident, with SMS delivery returning to normal operations.

Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Alphanumeric Sender IDs to Orange network subscribers in Botswana. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.
Components affected
Twilio SMS, Middle East & Africa

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RESOLVED about 1 month ago - at 05/07/2026 01:21PM

The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Alphanumeric Sender IDs to Orange network subscribers in Botswana is operating normally.

MONITORING about 1 month ago - at 05/07/2026 11:25AM

We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Alphanumeric Sender IDs to Orange network subscribers in Botswana and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

IDENTIFIED about 1 month ago - at 05/07/2026 10:30AM

Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Alphanumeric Sender IDs to Orange network subscribers in Botswana. 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.

IDENTIFIED about 1 month ago - at 05/07/2026 09:29AM

Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Alphanumeric Sender IDs to Orange network subscribers in Botswana. 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.

INVESTIGATING about 1 month ago - at 05/07/2026 09:28AM

Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Alphanumeric Sender IDs to Orange network subscribers in Botswana. 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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