[AusNOG] Optus Outage / OvertheWire Impact?

[Jennifer Sims]

This was an Optus outage caused by stolen copper.

Optus confirmed services were fully restored by 11.20am on Wednesday after
thieves cut through a fibre cable at a Telstra pit on the Mornington
Peninsula while attempting to steal copper.

“This is an act of vandalism. These are criminals that are cutting the
fibre that provides vital connectivity to customers,” Optus spokeswoman
Jane McNamara told ABC Radio Melbourne.

The outage affected six mobile sites across the Mornington Peninsula and
Frankston, with some customers in Berwick also reporting issues. Optus said
it was not aware of any failed emergency calls during the outage, with
calls automatically routed to other carriers’ networks.

https://www.smh.com.au/technology/fresh-optus-outage-impacting-emergency-service-calls-20251126-p5nijs.html



On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM Andrew Oskam <blue.flayme at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm seeing reports online of an Optus Outage affecting 000 calls.
>
> Link: 9News
> <https://www.9news.com.au/national/optus-triple-zero-outage-frankston-and-mornington-peninsula/3bc0233a-c38e-4e1e-aded-0b9661fbe057?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZ0NkaWdueWc1akJmSFpjV3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4hcVBug4stonTEAIW5jRRw1iXTK4Xl2YHE86oS1YESUoGeiuR5R1qzg1zXTA_aem_mcLof0Eh7hAP-ur0xj8AbQ>
>
> Is anyone else able to confirm this and is anyone using OvertheWire having
> clients affected by this? We've just opened a ticket with OTW.
>
> Just wondering if there is any legitimacy to what I am reading.
>
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