City network · United Kingdom

Manchester internet exchanges, data centers and carriers

PeeringDB's 2026-09-07 snapshot records 2 internet exchanges and 17 colocation facilities in Manchester, United Kingdom. The largest exchange is LINX Manchester, with 137 participant entries. 2 mobile carriers from our registry peer here.

Exchanges
2
Facilities
17
Snapshot
2026-09-07
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
Internet exchanges
2
Largest exchange
LINX Manchester (137 participants)
Exchange participant entries
158
Colocation facilities
17
Facility network presences
329
Registry carriers peering here
2
Snapshot
2026-09-07

The 2026-09-07 PeeringDB snapshot records 2 exchanges and 17 facilities in Manchester, United Kingdom. Their entries sum to 158 exchange participants and 329 facility network presences; the same network can appear more than once.

Internet exchanges in Manchester

An exchange is a shared switch where networks hand traffic to each other directly. Participant counts come from PeeringDB, where each network maintains its own record.
Internet exchanges in Manchester
ExchangeParticipantsRegistry carriers peering
LINX Manchester137Vodafone AS1273Vodafone AS5378
Equinix ManchesterEquinix Internet Exchange Manchester21none in the registry

Colocation facilities in Manchester

Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there, which records reported presence rather than available capacity.
Colocation facilities in Manchester
FacilityNetworks presentAddress
Equinix MA1 - Manchester, Williams/Kilburn110Manchester Science Park Lloyd Street North
Equinix MA3 - Manchester, Joule House5276 Trafford Park Road Trafford Park
Reynolds House, Manchester43Reynolds House 4 Archway
Teledata Manchester - Delta House35Delta House Wavell Road
Equinix MA4 - Manchester, Synergy House33Synergy House Manchester Science Park
Pulsant Manchester NW-1161-2 Ball Green Stretford
ANS - MAN610Unit 20a & 20b Blackmore Road Cobra Court
LDeX210Unit 6, Waterside Trafford Wharf Road
iomart DC7 The Server Hotel Reynolds5Reynolds House Archway
ANS - MAN442 Adbaston Road Cobra Court
Synergy House Manchester31 Synergy House, Manchester Science Park Pencroft Way
iomart DC6 Turing House3Turing House Archway

Showing the 12 facilities with the most networks, of 17 recorded.

What these records establish

This page groups the saved exchange and facility records for Manchester. A sum of participant or facility counts is not a count of unique networks, traffic volume, available capacity or service coverage.

PeeringDB is user-maintained. Its records describe reported interconnection infrastructure; they do not trace a particular request or locate a subscriber. A missing record in this snapshot is not proof that an operator has no presence or private connection in the area.

An IP geolocation result is a separate estimate. MaxMind documents accuracy limits and explains that its location data cannot identify a specific household, person or street address. This registry does not perform a geolocation lookup or measure where an individual device is located.

Mobile carriers in the United Kingdom

These selected carrier records provide ASN references for further checks. They do not establish that a particular address is mobile or that a subscriber is in this city.

Questions

How many exchanges and facilities are recorded in Manchester?
2 exchanges and 17 facilities appear in the 2026-09-07 snapshot. The tables show the saved records and link to the publisher for current details.
Are the totals unique networks?
No. Participant entries are summed across exchanges and network presences across facilities. A network listed at several locations contributes to several entries.
Does a Manchester IP label prove that a device is there?
No. These infrastructure records do not establish a device location. Consult the geolocation provider’s accuracy information and the specific network record for the claim you are evaluating.

Sources

PeeringDB supplies the exchanges, participant counts, facilities and network presence (snapshot 2026-09-07); MaxMind documents the limits of IP geolocation; the PROXIES.SX carrier registry supplies the operator ASNs used to match peering participants.

  1. [1]https://www.peeringdb.com/
  2. [2]https://support.maxmind.com/knowledge-base/articles/maxmind-geolocation-accuracy
  3. [3]https://www.proxies.sx/carriers

These records describe where networks interconnect. A Manchester IP address does not show that a device is in Manchester: mobile carriers route traffic from wide areas through shared gateways, and geolocation databases estimate from registration data.