Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Conversation
The Conversation
Darryl Veitch, Professor of Computer Networking, University of Technology Sydney

A timing glitch was behind Telstra’s nationwide outage. It points to a bigger vulnerability

Telstra experienced a second major network fault after yesterday’s nationwide outage, with the telco confirming late last night that some calls, including to Triple Zero, were not going through.

At a press conference this afternoon, Michael Ackland, Telstra’s Chief Financial Officer, apologised for the disruption. He said the company had completed 639 welfare checks on people who tried to call emergency services, and that seven people required assistance.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.