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Telstra blames missing software update and undocumented design change for massive outage

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Telstra has blamed a missing software update for a key time-keeping system and an undocumented design change for a massive mobile outage that disrupted services nationwide, including trains and retailers. The company provided a written submission to a Senate inquiry ahead of CEO Vicki Brady's appearance on Friday. Telstra stated that while its network had redundancy, it did not prevent the failure. The outage caused widespread chaos and is now under investigation by the Senate.

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Why it matters

The outage caused nation-wide chaos affecting mobiles, trains, and retailers.

Evidence

Telstra blamed the lack of a software update for a key time-keeping system for the outage.

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Telstra blamed the lack of a software update for a key time-keeping system for the outage.

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  • The outage caused nation-wide chaos affecting mobiles, trains, and retailers.
  • The lack of a software update led to a key time-keeping system failure, impacting services.

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<p>Telco outlines reasons for network failure that hit mobiles, trains and retailers ahead of appearance at Senate inquiry</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/17/australia-news-live-telstra-mobile-outage-parliament-inquiry-royal-commission-antisemitism-ai-anthony-albanese-labor-liberals-coalition-politics-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for…

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Telstra blamed the lack of a software update for a key time-keeping system for the outage.

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Maintenance teams were unaware of a design change that affected how the system would reset.

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Telstra stated it did not lack redundancy in its network, but the redundancy did not prevent the outage.

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The outage caused nation-wide chaos, affecting mobiles, trains, and retailers.

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Telstra's chief executive Vicki Brady is scheduled to appear at a Senate inquiry on Friday.

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Telstra provided a written submission to the Senate inquiry revealing the cause of the outage.

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