Optus

2023 - 11 - 14

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Optus has revealed the cause of last week's massive 12-hour outage (SBS)

Optus has revealed the reason behind a communications outage that caused havoc for millions of people and businesses around the country.

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Optus and Telsta networks to be classified as vital infrastructure (The New Daily)

New legislation will force companies like Optus and Telstra is perform mandatory risk assessment and reporting for critical infrastructure.

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Optus blames router errors for outage (Mobile World Live)

In a statement, the Australian business explained the blackout was due to a disconnect between its routers and the company's IP core network following the ...

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Singtel-owned Optus says massive Australia outage was after ... (WHBL News)

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian telecoms provider Optus said on Monday that a massive outage which effectively cut off 40% of the country's population a...

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Optus blames software error after 40% of Australia loses internet ... (Tech Monitor)

The troubled Australian telco Optus says it has found the cause of last week's connectivity issues which impacted 10 million people.

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Michelle Rowland announces incident review into Optus' nationwide ... (Sky News Australia)

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says it's essential to understand what caused the Optus outage, which left 10 million Australians without phone ...

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Optus software upgrade error leads to major network outage (ReadWrite)

Australian telecom giant Optus has disclosed that a significant network blackout, which left 40% of the country's population disconnected, was the result of ...

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iTWire - Optus says software upgrade went wrong, caused outage (iTWire)

Telco Singtel Optus says the massive outage it experienced on 8 November was due to a regular upgrade going wrong and fouling up its network. In a sta...

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Optus Explains Outage Almost One Week After Australian Blackout (Bloomberg)

The Australia-wide outage that struck Optus last week occurred when incorrect routing information cascaded through the network following a software upgrade, ...

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Telstra predicts no major market shifts after Optus outage (iTnews)

Vicki Brady. CEO Vicki Brady told Telstra's investor day that Telstra had seen some customer inflow but did not expect it to last, or materially change share-of ...

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"Tell Them Gerry Sent You!" Billionaire Gerry Harvey Defends Optus ... (B&T)

The boss of Australia's biggest ad spender, Gerry Harvey of Harvey Norman fame, has used radio time on the Nine-owned 2GB and 3AW to oddly defend Optus' ...

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Telstra says it has picked up Optus customers after mass outage (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Some Optus customers have run out of patience with the telco and are turning to its biggest rival, according to Telstra's CEO.

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