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Interesting explanation about what really went wrong with Optus last week.

The short version: it looks like Optus doesn't control its own core network. Its parent company Singapore Telecom does. Optus just resells it.

Which is why Optus' CEO was so vague about what the issue actually was: she was protecting her bosses in Singapore.

https://www.channelnews.com.au/excluseoptus-services-failure-was-on-a-netork-operated-by-singtel-claim-insiders/

#Optus #OptusOutage @technology #telco

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

@ajsadauskas @technology How reliable is this web site? Should we be concerned that they can't spell the word "Exclusive"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

@danielbowen @ajsadauskas @technology
I *think* it was spun out of ComputerWorld.
The author's bio is reasonably impressive.
Yet this is my favourite part:

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The suspense is killing me...

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