The overnight issues on Wednesday affected some international internet, streaming or gaming services, a spokesperson said. "Access to those platforms and websites remains stable. However, we encourage customers to contact us if they have other issues they require assistance with," the spokesperson said, adding that regular updates would be provided in the event of any further issues. A spokesperson from Aussie Broadband told iTWire, meanwhile, that the failure of a piece of hardware in Melbourne belonging to Vocus Communications appeared to be at the root of the Internet issues dogging a number of providers on Thursday. Inquiries were made with Aussie Broadband as this writer uses their service and many sites did not load on Thursday, including the iTWire home page. However, all these pages did load when accessed through a VPN. Contacted for comment, a Vocus spokesperson said the provider had no live incident notifications at the moment. Many providers appear to have been forced to use back-up links, leading to very slow ping times.
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