Dec 4 (Reuters) – Australian telecom company Optus has fully restored its National Broadband Network (nbn) services in Brisbane and other affected areas of Queensland following a recent outage, according to an update on its website on Thursday. Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment, while […]
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Optus restores nbn services across Brisbane, parts of Queensland, website shows
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Dec 4 (Reuters) – Australian telecom company Optus has fully restored its National Broadband Network (nbn) services in Brisbane and other affected areas of Queensland following a recent outage, according to an update on its website on Thursday.
Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment, while SingTel is also yet to respond.
The outage on Wednesday left almost 100,000 Optus customers across Brisbane and southeast Queensland unable to dial “000”, Australia’s emergency number, after an nbn disruption, according to media reports.
The outage also prevented some landline users from reaching emergency services, the reports added.
Media outlets also reported that a spokesperson of the company told Brisbane radio the disruption had been caused by a network server failure.
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)