Optus Outage Disrupts Emergency Calls Ahead of SingTel Visit

Optus suffered another outage that disrupted emergency calls, just as a delegation from parent company Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. visits Australia this week to meet Communications Minister Anika Wells over fallout from earlier disruptions.

The telecoms operator is continuing to investigate the cause of a now-restored issue involving a mobile phone tower site in the Dapto area of New South Wales on Saturday, a spokesperson said. It affected around 4,500 customers and calls made between 3 a.m. and 12:20 p.m., including some emergency calls. Dapto is about 60 miles south of Sydney.