Skype blamed the problem on the failure of "supernodes", parts of Skype's peer-to-peer network that facilitate calls between users, at about 8.30pm on Wednesday night.

Skype表示这次的问题主要是由于网络“超级节点”故障导致的，这些“超级节点”是Skype的p 2 p网络中用于帮助用户相互通话用的，故障发生时间大约在星期三晚上8：30。