We’re taught how to call emergency numbers from a young age; whether it be 911 in the US, 999 in the UK, or 000 in Australia. The concept is simple—if you need aid from police, fire, or ambulance, you ...

In September, an Optus network outage stopped some customers from calling triple-0. With four deaths linked to the outage, the incident has prompted serious discussions about the reliability of ...

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Three people in Australia have died after a technical failure at Optus, the country's second-largest telecommunications provider, disrupted emergency call services. CEO ...

A Sydney resident died after their Samsung handset failed to connect to 000, Australia's primary emergency number, triggering a stark warning from telco TPG that outdated mobile software could be a ...

SYDNEY, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Australian telco Optus said on Wednesday it had suffered a service outage near Melbourne impacting around 14,000 users, two months after a disruption to emergency calls that ...