How Tasmania's major digital blackout was fixed, and how another could be avoided – an electrical engineer explains
- Written by: Thas Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Deputy Dean Research at Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockTasmanians yesterday suffered a six-hour digital blackout, with phone and internet services down across the state. Some radio and television broadcasts were also affected, as well as banking and electronic payment services.
The impact was so severe that Tasmania’s connectivity to the rest of the world was reportedly reduced by 70%,...
