Australia vows to bolster resilience of telco networks after Optus outage

Australia’s government pledged Sunday to bolster resilience in the nation’s telecommunications networks after an outage at Optus, the country’s No. 2 carrier, impacted users in three states and disrupted some emergency services calls.



The 76-minute technical glitch on Sept 11 affected Optus voice-calling services in parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania states and the Northern Territory, with some customers experiencing “intermittent call dropouts”, according to Optus.



It followed an Optus network issue in 2025 that left hundreds of people unable to contact police, fire and ambulance services and resulted in multiple deaths.