https://www.scmp.com/rss/523636/feed The latest news and top stories on Optus. A leading entity in the telecommunications sector, Macquarie Park, Sydney-based Optus specialises in providing mobile, internet and network services. It primarily serves over 11 million consumers and businesses and is known for being Australia’s second-largest telco. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters The CEO of Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus apologised to Australia’s parliament for an emergency number outage that was linked to four deaths but declined to stand down, citing a need for stability. Stephen Rue started in the role a year ago following a massive cyberattack and separate half-day outage which resulted in the previous CEO leaving. On September 18, Optus said a failure of its “000” emergency line affected thousands of people and four died as a result of the inability to... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3331263/ceo-singapore-owned-optus-refuses-resign-after-australian-outage-linked-4-deaths?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3331263/ceo-singapore-owned-optus-refuses-resign-after-australian-outage-linked-4-deaths?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:45:31 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Australia and Singapore are in discussions to boost bilateral defence ties, including enhanced reciprocal access to naval and airbases, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday. Under the deal, Australia will be able to deploy more of its forces in Asia and “will mean stronger facilitation for Australia to participate in Asia”, Wong said during a joint press conference in Canberra, adding that the details are still being worked out. “We see Australia as a resident power in Asia and your... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3328205/singapore-deepen-defence-ties-asias-resident-power-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3328205/singapore-deepen-defence-ties-asias-resident-power-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:00:37 +0000 Reuters Reuters Australian telco Optus said on Monday that it had suffered an emergency call outage in an area south of Sydney, 10 days after a broader disruption that it said had probably caused four deaths when customers were unable to get timely aid. The Australian government has been seeking answers about the disruptions at the country’s No 2 telecom, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel). Singtel Group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon plans to meet Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells this... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3327183/australians-outraged-singapore-owned-optus-outage-hits-second-time-10-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3327183/australians-outraged-singapore-owned-optus-outage-hits-second-time-10-days?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 02:42:50 +0000 Reuters Reuters Optus, Australia’s second largest telecoms carrier, said on Sunday that a departure from regular processes on a network upgrade sparked a technical failure that disrupted emergency call services for 13 hours and has been linked to four deaths. There has been growing outcry in Australia over the glitch, which Optus said occurred during a network firewall upgrade from 12.30am on Thursday until about 1.30pm and potentially impacted 600 customers. The government on Friday said it would investigate... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3326296/australia-investigating-optus-emergency-calls-outage-linked-4-deaths?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3326296/australia-investigating-optus-emergency-calls-outage-linked-4-deaths?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Sep 2025 09:33:06 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Australian government said on Saturday that telecoms firm Optus “let Australians down” after three people died during a network outage that prevented calls to emergency services. Amid a growing outcry, two of the dead were identified as an eight-week-old boy and a 68-year-old woman, police in South Australia said. The two other fatalities were men aged 74 and 49, police in Western Australia said. Optus CEO Stephen Rue said in a statement late on Saturday that he was “deeply saddened” at news... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3326241/baby-among-3-dead-australia-after-optus-network-failure-hits-emergency-calls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3326241/baby-among-3-dead-australia-after-optus-network-failure-hits-emergency-calls?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Sep 2025 07:10:08 +0000