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Vodafone mobile internet outage in Australia: 18 June 2026 outage over

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A Vodafone outage hit mobile internet across Australia from 8:08 am to 10:36 am, most of all in New South Wales, with 3,359 reports in total.

Reports over 24 hours

18 June 2026, 2:26 pm
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  • Operational
  • Minor
  • Critical
  • Typical level
Vs. usual
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3,422 reports · 3 expected
Duration
2 h 28 min
from 8:08 am to 10:36 am
Area
New South WalesVictoriaQueensland
Outage over: live status is on the Vodafone pageReal-time reports and the last 24 hours chart.See the page

Timeline

  1. Back to normal

    Vodafone outage ends after two and a half hours

    The outage is over. Reports started at 8:08 am and stopped climbing after peaking around 9:25 am, before easing back to normal levels by 10:36 am, a total of 2 h 28 min.

    New South Wales carried the most reports throughout, with Victoria and Queensland also affected. South Australia and Western Australia saw only a marginal share. Mobile internet was the service mostly hit, with landline internet affected far less.

    In total, 3,359 reports came in over the course of the outage. No cause has been communicated.

  2. Status update

    Vodafone outage keeps climbing, Victoria now prominent

    The outage is still getting worse, not better. New South Wales remains the biggest source of reports, but Victoria has moved up clearly alongside it, with Queensland also in the mix. Western Australia and South Australia are seeing only a marginal share. Mobile internet remains the service mostly hit.

  3. Outage begins

    Vodafone outage spreads nationwide

    Reports started coming in at 8:08 am and keep climbing. This looks like a nationwide issue, with mobile internet the service mostly hit. New South Wales has the most reports so far, with Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria also affected. The Australian Capital Territory sees only a marginal number. In total, 55 reports have come in since the start. No cause has been given so far.

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Vodafone network

vodafone.com.auUpdated 04/11/2026

TPG Telecom owns and operates the Vodafone mobile network, also used by TPG, iiNet, Lebara and felix. Since January 2025, 2,444 Optus regional sites have carried its customers, doubling its reach to over 1M km². Its nbn broadband is sold in capital cities and selected regional centres.

Fixed network

Network used
NBN
Technologies
nbn fibre (FTTP)nbn HFCnbn FTTC and FTTNnbn Fixed Wireless
Coverage
Capital cities and selected regional centres

Vodafone broadband uses nbn: 8.65M homes and businesses were connected to it in September 2026.

Mobile network

Network used
Vodafone
Technologies
5G4G
Subscribers
5.81M· June 2026, TPG Telecom, all brands and MVNOs
Coverage
Australia

4G reaches 99% of Australians. 5G covers over 85% of people in the 10 largest cities and regions, across 5,600+ sites.

SourceTPG Telecom · Our networkTPG Telecom · HY26 investor presentationVodafone · Networknbn co · How we're tracking, September 2026