Vodafone Australia Network Outage Resolved After Hub Issue
Vodafone Australia experienced a nationwide mobile network outage on Thursday morning caused by an issue at a network hub. The carrier has restored services and apologized for the disruption.
Vodafone's mobile network experienced a nationwide outage in Australia on Thursday morning. The disruption was caused by an issue at one of the company's network hubs around 8am. Millions of customers experienced network issues and slow restoration as a result of the failure.
Vodafone stated that the issue was isolated and resolved, with services progressively restored. The carrier apologized for the inconvenience and recommended that customers restart their devices. Customers were angry about the network failure.
According to lismorecitynews.com.au, Vodafone stated that customers unable to access the Vodafone network could access Triple Zero by connecting to other available mobile networks. The outlet reported that the ability to connect to another network for emergency calls is encoded into every phone. Vodafone also stated it is reviewing the incident and working to strengthen network resilience.
According to gdelt, Vodafone's outage in Australia was shorter in duration than Optus's September 2025 blackout.
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