Telstra Outage Disrupts Australian Train Services and Taxi Payments, Highlighting Telecom Network Risks

A major network outage at Telstra disrupted transport, payment systems, and mobile communications across Australia, affecting thousands of customers and exposing the growing dependence of critical infrastructure on telecom networks. Telstra is Australia’s largest telecommunications provider, with its latest reported subscriber base showing strong leadership in mobile, broadband and fixed services. As of 30 June 2025, Telstra had around 24.9 million retail mobile services and about 3.4 million Co