M247

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M247 is a UK/Romania-headquartered connectivity, colocation, cloud and hosting provider that operates a global network reported at around 36-plus data-centre locations across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East as of 2026. Its core owned infrastructure sits in Manchester (its founding home) and Bucharest, Romania, where it runs two Tier III-compliant, carrier-neutral data centres, plus a newly acquired Brașov facility bought in 2026 to serve as a geographically separate disaster-recovery site. Beyond these owned buildings, M247 extends its footprint through leased colocation racks and points of presence inside major third-party facilities operated by Equinix, Digital Realty, Telehouse and others, in cities from London and Frankfurt to Singapore, Hong Kong, Atlanta, Chicago and Miami — a hybrid model that lets it sell colocation, dedicated servers, and cloud services from dozens of markets without owning every building outright. Founded in Manchester in 2000 (originally trading as Open Hosting before being rebranded M247 in 2003), the company has passed through several private-equity owners, including Metronet/Livingbridge in 2016 and, more recently, Ares Management and Convergence Group, while continuing to expand its network and, in April 2026, appointing a new Global CEO.

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M247 operates as a cloud provider and colocation provider, with facilities at the following locations:

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Common Questions

Does M247 own its own data centers or lease space from other providers?

Both. M247 owns and operates Tier III facilities in Bucharest (DC1 and DC2) and dedicated data centres in Manchester, and it acquired the Brașov (Euro Data Center) facility in Romania in 2026, but in most other cities it delivers colocation and hosting from leased racks inside third-party facilities such as Equinix, Digital Realty and Telehouse sites.

Where is M247 headquartered and how did the company start?

M247 was founded in Manchester, England in 2000 by school friends Jonathan Buckle and Chris Byrd, originally trading as Open Hosting before being rebranded M247 in 2003, and the company remains headquartered in Manchester with a major second base in Bucharest, Romania.

Why did M247 acquire a data center in Brașov, Romania?

M247 acquired Euro Data Center in Brașov in 2026 to create a second Romanian infrastructure region roughly 170km from Bucharest, on a different seismic profile and power grid, specifically to offer customers geographically separated disaster recovery.

Is M247's colocation carrier-neutral?

Yes — M247 markets its Bucharest, Brașov, Prague, Dublin, Vienna, Sofia, Milan and other data centre locations as carrier-neutral facilities offering cross-connects to multiple national and international network providers.

Does M247 have dedicated AI/GPU infrastructure at a specific facility?

M247 lists 'AI Servers' and 'AI – LLM – MCP' among its solutions and industries served on its website, but no independent source ties AI/GPU-specific infrastructure like liquid cooling or a named GPU cluster to any single M247 facility, so this could not be confirmed for a specific building.

Does M247 offer cloud services?

M247 is classified as a cloud provider among other services it offers — we can't confirm which specific facilities provide cloud services. Please contact M247 directly to confirm cloud availability.

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