Optus confirms outage in Victorian suburb of Melton hours before announcement of embattled boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin’s resignation

Optus confirms outage in Victorian suburb of Melton hours before announcement of embattled boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin’s resignation

Optus customers in Victoria have suffered through another outage, which impacted customers in and around Melton just hours before it was revealed the telco’s embattled boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin had tendered her resignation. The telecommunications company said an underground fibre break caused service issues for users in the suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne – … Read more

Embattled Optus CEO resigns after fraught 18 months

Embattled Optus CEO resigns after fraught 18 months

Ms Bayer Rosmarin tendered her resignation on Monday morning. “It’s been an honour and privilege to lead the team at Optus and to serve our customers,” she said in a statement. “I was also able to communicate Optus’ commitment to restore trust and continue to serve customers. “Having now had time for some personal reflection, … Read more

‘Worst ever’: Optus coverage fails again

‘Worst ever’: Optus coverage fails again

An Optus outage has hit Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone Optus customers in Melbourne’s west have woken up to little or no coverage again after several towers were impacted by a cable break. Customers in the Melton area appeared to be the most affected, with complaints that calls and text messages wouldn’t go … Read more

Optus CEO resigns effective immediately

Optus CEO resigns effective immediately

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Optus, has resigned effective immediately, just three days after deflecting questions about her position in a Senate committee hearing. The news comes following Optus’ disaster outage earlier in the month, that left 10 million customers without the ability to make phone calls or access the internet. In a statement sent … Read more

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns ‘in the best interest of Optus’ following nationwide outage

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns ‘in the best interest of Optus’ following nationwide outage

Optus chief executive officer Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has resigned in the wake of November 8’s nationwide outage. Key points: Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says she has resigned after “some personal reflection” She leaves the Optus CEO role after a major cyber attack in 2022 and November 8’s nationwide outage Optus’s parent company says the organisation needs to … Read more

Optus boss calls time after mounting criticism

Optus boss calls time after mounting criticism

TIMELINE OF RECENT OPTUS CYBER ATTACKS * September 22, 2022 – Optus is hit by a massive cyber attack that affects almost 10 million customers, compromising dates of birth, phone numbers and passport and licence details * September 23, 2022 – Optus contacts affected customers more than 24 hours after alerting the media * September … Read more