911 Outage Linked to Phoenix Cable | Des Moines News

A major 911 outage hit central Iowa on June 15th, leaving over 1,000 calls disconnected for over an hour—spreading to suburbs and even affecting states like Texas and Washington. The culprit? A single faulty router cable in a Phoenix data center. Emergency crews pivoted to backup systems, stressing safety as their top priority. A second non-emergency line hiccup occurred June 28th, but 911 remained operational. The root issue was fixed, but the incident exposed how fragile even our most critical tech can be when things go sideways. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/98068c0e785e896c