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Optus outage: Communication minister pledges to safeguard the nation from network nightmares
An apology to customers can be seen on the Optus website, Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Optus, one of Australia’s largest Telco companies says "changes to routing information" after a "routine software upgrade" was behind the nationwide outage on Nov.8 which affected 10.2 million Australians and 400,000 businesses. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) Source: AAP / DAVE HUNT/AAPIMAGE
The Optus breakdown of 8 November has been described as the worst network outage in Australian history. The federal government is now initiating a review into it. The Communications Minister Michelle Rowland, while speaking to the ABC, has said the review is intended to enhance Australia's protection in the event of potential future incidents of a similar nature.
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