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Home Affairs splits telco services between Optus, Vocus
With mobile services yet to be re-awarded.
Jan 18 2024 6:52AM
Comms dept staffers with Optus unable to call Triple Zero during outage
Only one out of three connected.
Nov 27 2023 5:16PM
Telstra drops over half a billion dollars on 5G spectrum
Outspends other telcos.
Nov 23 2023 10:21AM
Answers sought after Triple Zero call failures during Optus outage
Leads into broader discussion of roaming.
Nov 21 2023 6:41AM
Gov draws up "bespoke" risk program for Australian telco sector
Co-designed with industry.
Nov 20 2023 5:51PM
Optus chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns
Carrier also gets a COO.
Nov 20 2023 11:19AM
Optus had not contemplated an outage as big as November 8
In its simulations and redundancy planning.
Nov 17 2023 7:35PM
Optus outage blamed on edge router default settings
Fullest technical explanation so far is provided.
Nov 16 2023 11:01PM
NSW a model for mobile infrastructure sharing
Committee report wants Canberra to join NSW trials.
Nov 16 2023 11:16AM
Telstra predicts no major market shifts after Optus outage
But says it's having more customer conversations about resilience.
Nov 14 2023 12:19PM
Optus attributes outage to bad router data from peer
Concedes restoration took longer than expected.
Nov 13 2023 5:26PM
Telcos to be added to SoCI regime
Optus outage prompts legislative reform.
Nov 13 2023 12:25PM
Government steps in to run an Optus post-incident 'review'
After near full-day telecommunications outage.
Nov 9 2023 6:47AM
Optus outage hits banks, hospitals, enterprise users
As contact centres go offline and SMS-based authentication fails.
Nov 8 2023 12:06PM
Nationwide Optus outage hits mobile, fixed services
Starting 4am today.
Nov 8 2023 6:52AM
ACCC backs emergency mobile roaming
Also calls for tower access regulation update.
Oct 23 2023 11:49AM
Optus scopes GenAI additions to ServiceNow
As it builds out its B2B customer experience.
Oct 12 2023 6:49AM
Optus presses government to act on streaming traffic costs
Opens new front in long-running campaign.
Sep 22 2023 6:48AM
NBN price changes by Christmas are now all but certain
But providers still not keen for twin ‘price shocks’ for 50Mbps users and below.
Sep 20 2023 6:45AM
Industry to gov: improve digital ID as part of cyber security strategy
Cut personal data storage to thwart cyber crime.
Sep 18 2023 11:50AM
