Optus

Latest Optus outage less severe than before, but could affect Singtel’s minority stake sale: Analysts

Analysts say Singtel may have to sell a minority stake in Optus at a lower price if the Australian telco continues to experience outages.

Australia vows to bolster resilience of telco networks after Optus outage

A 76-minute glitch on Sept 11 affected Optus voice calls across parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania states and the Northern Territory.

Singtel-owned Optus apologises for outage that disrupted emergency calls in Australia

The Sept 11 outage follows an Optus network issue last year that left hundreds of people unable to contact police, fire and ambulance services.

Singtel confirms talks to sell Optus stake as regulatory pressure mounts

Optus shop in Canberra Centre in Canberra, Australia, on Oct 7, 2025. Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecommunications provider, has been owned by Singtel since 2001.

Singtel’s shares down 6.4% as S’pore business weakens: Key takeaways from telco’s full-year results

Singtel revealed persistently tough conditions for its consumer business in Singapore.

Singtel-owned Optus outage in Australia: 35,000 customers still affected, advised to restart phones

Public news service ABC said that 220,000 Optus customers were initially affected by the outage earlier on Feb 9.

Singtel-owned Optus’ mobile service outage affects about 120,000 users in Australia: Local media

Public news service ABC said that 220,000 Optus customers were initially affected by the outage earlier on Feb 9.

Optus restores nbn broadband services across Brisbane, other parts of Queensland, says telco

About 95,000 customers in Brisbane and other parts of Queensland, Australia, faced an outage on Dec 3.

Singtel’s Optus suffers call outage, vandalism blamed

Optus said an “aerial fibre break” could be the cause of the outage, which was being investigated.

Australia’s TPG Telecom links customer’s death to outdated Samsung phone

The incident comes just two months after two back-to-back emergency call outages at Optus affected thousands and were linked to the death of four people.

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