Optus network outage affects millions of Australians

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SYDNEY, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Millions of Australians were left without a phone or internet connection on Wednesday after the country's second-largest telecommunications provider experienced an unexplained nationwide outage.

The outage crippled payment systems and online operations and led to morning peak-hour chaos as train networks and ride share services were down briefly in some cities.

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin ruled out a cyber attack but in an interview on ABC Radio did not give a reason for the outage, already in its sixth hour, or say how long it would take for services to be restored.

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Optus network outage affects millions of Australians

Millions of Australians were left without a phone or internet connection on Wednesday after the country's second-largest telecommunications provider experienced an unexplained nationwide outage.

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[spartan sprinter]

This almost lasted a day, the looks on people's faces looking lost without being able to access any contact with people or use the internet on their phone was like something out of a dr who episode

 

[Tall Timbers]

Like it or not, most of the world, including the western nations, are nearly fully reliant on the interconnectivity made possible by the internet.

Losing that interconnectivity creates all sorts of problems for which the best solution is to get the internet back up and running.