Trains, mobile phones, triple-zero calls and even EVs. If it communicates, Telstra bricked it

The telco believes a software defect is behind the outage

The widespread outage is affecting mobile calls and data connections, and has even prevented some businesses from processing payments.

The widespread outage is affecting mobile calls and data connections, and has even prevented some businesses from processing payments.

Mobile and internet services are affected as the telco says it is "looking into" the problem.

Trains in Victoria and NSW were brought to a standstill as thousands reported issues with their Telstra network on Wednesday morning.

Here are the underlying tech connections between a telecommunications network crash and rail service disruptions.

Telstra said about 90 per cent of calls were restored by 10am Wednesday. But phones weren’t the only technology impacted.

Carrier restoring mobile services after network used by millions goes down for many users, shutting down regional trains and affecting emergency calls

These outages have exhausted public patience, and promised fixes aren’t being felt yet.

V/Line services have been thrown into chaos after a major Telstra outage affected signalling.

The network disruption – which brought trains, traffic lights and Eftpos payments to a halt – raises questions about the resilience of services

A nationwide Telstra outage cut phone service, halted regional trains and froze card payments across Australia. Telstra blamed a network timing fault.

Millions have potentially been impacted by the Telstra outage. Here's how it affected Australians doing basic everyday things, from making calls to measuring blood sugar levels.

Australia's biggest telecoms company said on Wednesday it was urgently investigating the cause of a nationwide outage that cut mobile and internet services for thousands of…

Telco says issues all sorted, but transport networks expected to be disrupted well into Thursday

Trains, mobile phones, triple-zero calls and even EVs. If it communicates, Telstra bricked it

Travellers are counting the cost in time and fuel as V/Line trains remain at a standstill, more than 24 hours after the nationwide Telstra outage began.

Carrier says some still unable to connect to emergency hotline a day after mobile network went down