Second Top Optus Executive Resigns Amid Network Turmoil

Another top Optus executive, Lambo Kanagaratnam, has resigned following widespread network outages and security breaches. Optus CFO Michael Venter told The Epoch Times that the telco giant’s managing director of networks had “made the decision that the time is right for him to leave Optus,” following a nine-year tenure. His resignation comes just four months after the telco giant’s major outage which disrupted internet and phone services, preventing millions of Australians, 400,000 businesses, and emergency services from making calls or processing card payments. He is the second executive to resign after former Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin stepped down last November, nearly two weeks after the 14-hour nationwide outage....