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Telstra CEO says external review finds network timing system caused July outage
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Telstra CEO says external review finds network timing system caused July outage

From CNA · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Telstra CEO Vicki Brady said an external review found that incorrect date information from the company’s network timing system caused its mobile outage in early July.
  • The review found gaps in ownership, system visibility and operational support delayed efforts to identify the problem.
  • Telstra accepted the findings and said it would implement the recommendations without affecting its full-year 2027 outlook.

An external review has confirmed Telstra’s initial explanation for the mobile outage that disrupted Australia’s largest telecommunications company in early July: incorrect date information spread through parts of its network after planned maintenance of its network timing system.

Chief Executive Vicki Brady said the company had not treated network timing as a critical network capability. The finding places the outage within wider scrutiny of Australia’s telecommunications sector, which has faced a series of major disruptions, including a 13-hour outage at Singtel-owned Optus last year that affected emergency calling.

The review, conducted under a Senate inquiry, found that Telstra managed the recovery effectively. But it also identified “gaps in ownership, visibility and operational support” for the timing system, which slowed efforts to determine the cause during the early stages of the outage.

This outage should not have happened, and the findings released today help explain why it did

— Vicki BradyTelstra’s chief executive commented on the external review into the July mobile outage.

“This outage should not have happened, and the findings released today help explain why it did,” Brady said. She joined Telstra in 2016 after working at Optus.

Telstra said it accepted the review’s findings and would carry out its recommendations. The company added that the measures were not expected to affect its full-year 2027 outlook.

gaps in ownership, visibility and operational support

— Vicki BradyBrady described shortcomings identified in the management and operation of Telstra’s network timing system.
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