UPDATE: A shocking act of vandalism has triggered a significant outage for Optus, impacting emergency service calls for over 14,322 customers in the Frankston...
Optus has been fined $826,320 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after a flaw in its third-party identity verification systems allowed scammers...
On September 18, 2023, a significant outage of Australia’s triple zero emergency service prompted widespread criticism of telecommunications provider Optus. The incident raised serious...
UPDATE: A major regulatory overhaul for Optus is urgently needed following a catastrophic triple-0 outage that left hundreds of Australians unable to call for...
URGENT UPDATE: Optus is grappling with another significant network outage, raising serious concerns about emergency call accessibility. As of Wednesday afternoon, mobile data and...
URGENT UPDATE: The Australian Government has just announced a mandate requiring all telecommunications companies to publicly register their triple-zero (000) outages. This decisive action...
UPDATE: Two top executives at Optus will resign following the company’s catastrophic failure to handle emergency calls. Chief Financial Officer and board director Michael...
UPDATE: New analysis reveals that some of Australia’s largest corporations, including CSL and Optus, are paying millions in executive bonuses while reporting zero corporate...
The Australian government is set to introduce legislation this week aimed at establishing a permanent watchdog for the country’s emergency call system, known as...
UPDATE: Singtel’s CEO, Yuen Kuan Moon, has officially backed Optus chief Stephen Rue as confidence in the telco’s emergency response deteriorates. The urgent support...
URGENT UPDATE: The Australian Federal Government is taking decisive action against Optus following two alarming outages of the critical triple-zero service this month. Officials...
Optus is currently investigating a network outage in New South Wales that resulted in nine failed emergency calls to the triple-0 service, occurring near...
UPDATE: Optus has confirmed a significant triple-zero outage in New South Wales, leaving nine individuals unable to contact emergency services. This critical incident occurred...
UPDATE: The fallout from the ongoing crisis at Optus intensifies as scrutiny shifts from the telecom giant to regulatory failures impacting Australia’s emergency services....
BREAKING: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is currently addressing the United Nations, emphasizing Australia’s commitment to recognizing a Palestinian state, a move that could reshape...
BREAKING: Australia is reeling from another devastating triple-zero outage linked to four deaths, raising urgent calls for accountability in the telecommunications sector. Optus, the...
The Optus telecommunications network experienced a catastrophic failure on March 15, 2024, resulting in the deaths of three individuals who could not access emergency...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed strong disapproval of the latest failure by telecommunications provider Optus regarding emergency call services. This incident, which impacted...
Optus has come under severe criticism following a triple-0 outage that has been linked to the deaths of three individuals, including two from Western...