Australia’s Optus Suffers Emergency Call Outage Again

Australia’s telecommunications company Optus has experienced another outage affecting its emergency call services, disrupting access to critical calls in some regions. The latest incident marks a repeat failure for the telco, which is already under pressure to improve network reliability.

Officials say the outage impacted emergency lines connected to Optus, leaving some callers unable to reach help during the disruption. The company has acknowledged the problem and is working to restore full service.

Regulators are expressing concern, citing past incidents and the essential nature of emergency call systems. Optus is expected to conduct investigations into what caused the outage and how to prevent similar breakdowns in the future.