Undetected Software Issue Knocked Out 911 for Several Provinces Last Month, Bell Report Says

Software problem caused widespread 911 outage last month, Bell says

The outage in the early hours of Sept. 17 lasted for 87 minutes, according to the telecom giant's report.

Undetected software issue knocked out 911 for several provinces last month, Bell report says

A 911 outage that lasted nearly an hour and a half in several Canadian provinces last month was caused by a previously undetected bug in Bell's software, the company said in a report on Friday.

Software glitch caused multi-provincial 911 outage: Bell

A 911 outage that affected Manitoba and four other provinces for about 90 minutes last month was caused by a software failure, according to Bell Canada’s report to a federal regulator.

"Software Glitch Disrupts 911 Services in Multiple Canadian Provinces"

An outage that affected 911 services in multiple Canadian provinces for about 90 minutes last month was due to an undiscovered software glitch in Bell’s system, the company disclosed in a report on Friday. The incident, which occurred at 3:13 a.m. ET on September 17, impacted regions including Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, […] The post “Software Glitch Disrupts 911 Services in Multiple Canadian Provinces” appeared first …