Notification of planned works - Manchester Datacentre Upgrade Works

Scheduled for Jun 18, 15:00 BST  -  Jun 20, 16:00 BST

Scheduled

We will be carrying out essential maintenance in our Manchester datacentre from 15:00 BST on Thursday 18 June 2026 to 16:00 BST on Saturday 20 June 2026.

Service affecting DC work will pause during UK business hours on Friday 19 June

During this maintenance window, we will be completing mandatory physical equipment upgrade works.
Most mobile network operator traffic will be routed through our London datacentre while the work is in progress.

Some Three UK subscribers may experience periods of disruption during the maintenance window.
Customers using Manchester single-sited IPSec VPN connectivity will also be at risk of intermittent disruption.

Our engineers will monitor services throughout the work and will keep any disruption to a minimum.

Location
Manchester datacentre

Start date and time
Thursday 18 June 2026, 17:00 BST

End date and time
Saturday 16 June 2026, 12:00 BST

Services affected
Some Three UK subscribers and Manchester single-sited IPSec VPN customers may be at risk of intermittent disruption during the maintenance window.

Customer action required
No general customer action is required.
Customers with Manchester single-sited IPSec VPN connectivity will be contacted directly where mitigation may be needed.
Posted Jun 12, 2026 - 18:22 BST
This scheduled maintenance affects: Mobile Operators (Pelion Global Roaming, EE, O2, Tele2, Three IRE, Three UK, Vodafone, Vodafone Global, Telus, Vodafone NB-IoT (LPWAN)) and VPN Technology (Manchester IPSecs).