AT&T’s Epic February Fail: Botched Update Sparks Nationwide Outage
AT&T’s February network update turned into a nationwide outage debacle, affecting over 125 million devices and blocking 92 million calls. The FCC blames a configuration error, poor testing, and procedural lapses. AT&T’s $5 apology credit might not cut it as they face a potential fine. Turns out, network updates are basically IT’s version of Russian roulette.
Hot Take:
AT&T’s February fiasco proves that even the most sophisticated networks can be taken down by a “whoopsie” moment. Maybe it’s time for IT teams to start reading the instructions before hitting ‘update’.
Key Points:
- AT&T’s February outage was caused by a network update gone wrong.
- The outage affected all 50 states, impacting over 125 million devices.
- More than 92 million voice calls and 25,000 emergency 911 calls were blocked.
- The FCC report attributes the outage to multiple internal procedural failures.
- AT&T is potentially facing a significant fine as a result.
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