A Senate inquiry report into last year’s Optus outage provides the government with a blueprint to modernise the telco industry.
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There are myriad, quiet ways Australians rely on an internet connection for their health and wellbeing. The impact is harder to count.
Telecommunications is only one domain in which timing faults can have serious consequences.
It wasn’t just mobile phones that went down with the Telstra outage. Here’s how trains connect to the mobile network.
The nationwide outage highlights problems with how the network is designed.
While it might seem simple, there are many steps involved between you calling Triple Zero, and paramedics, police or firefighters arriving to help.
After two Triple Zero outages, a data breach and a $100 million fine for predatory sales in recent years, sorry is not enough. Here’s what Optus needs to do next.
There is no certainty a custodian would have prevented all of the risks from the Optus outage last week. But it might have helped.
It may be tempting to call for the chief executive to be sacked, but it would only let Optus off the hook. This is how to really hold them to account this time.
The outage has sparked fury and condemnation – and builds the case for stronger action against telcos.
A review of the November 2023 Optus outage has sparked an overhaul for the Triple Zero system and more transparency for telcos.
Whether for police, ambulance or fire fighters, the future of emergency communication is expected to be digital-friendly, flexible and diversified.
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