{
  "id": 7046916,
  "title": "Australia vows to bolster resilience of telco networks after Optus outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/australia-vows-to-bolster-resilience-of-telco-networks-after-optus-7046916",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T01:48:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/13/australia-vows-to-bolster-resilience-of-telco-networks-after-optus-outage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australia's government has pledged to enhance the resilience of its telecommunications networks following a recent outage at Optus, the country's second-largest carrier. The 76-minute technical glitch on Friday impacted voice calling services in parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory, causing intermittent call dropouts for some customers. Optus stated that the outage affected voice calling services in those regions.\n\nLast year, a similar network issue at Optus left hundreds of people unable to contact emergency services, resulting in two deaths. Communications Minister Anika Wells emphasized that while no infrastructure is entirely resilient, efforts should be made to make these systems as robust as possible. The government described the latest Optus outage as \"deeply concerning\" and stated that it is under investigation.\n\nIn 2024, Optus was fined A$12 million by regulators for failing to provide emergency call services during a nationwide outage in the previous year. The company also faced a cyberattack in 2022 that compromised the data of approximately 9.5 million Australians.",
  "summary": "An outage at the country's No. 2 carrier on Friday impacted users in three states and disrupted some emergency service calls.",
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        "title": "Australia vows to bolster resilience of telco networks after Optus outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/australia-vows-to-bolster-resilience-of-telco-networks-after-optus",
        "published": "2026-09-13T01:48:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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