Optus, one of Australia’s leading telecommunications companies, has announced the resignation of its CEO, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, in the wake of a nationwide network outage that disrupted services for millions of customers.

The headline-grabbing incident left Optus users without mobile, internet, and other essential services for several hours, causing widespread frustration.

Bayer Rosmarin, who has been at the helm of Optus since 2019, stated that her decision to step down was made “in the best interest of Optus.”

She expressed regret over the outage and its impact on customers, acknowledging the need for a leadership change to regain customer trust.

The outage, which occurred on [Insert Date], exposed vulnerabilities in Optus’s infrastructure and raised concerns about the company’s ability to provide reliable services in the future.

It also prompted calls for greater investment in network resilience and redundancy.

The company has pledged to work diligently to rectify the issues that led to the outage and enhance its network infrastructure.