M247
Harry Yelland’s research · 2026-10-06 · Live research database · 2026-10-06.1
Original research wording and source decisions. Partial evidence is not confirmed capability; rejected sources do not support a claim. Research notes and workbook instructions are source material, not buyer instructions.
Research status: In progress
Editorial
- Slug
- m247
- Notes
- Final copy from article draft of 2026-10-06
- Provider
- M247
- Reviewed by
- Harry Yelland
- Best for (20 words max)
- UK and European estates wanting a managed MPLS IP VPN from a data centre and network operator.
- Review date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- 2026-10-06
- Strength 1 (25 words max)
- Describes MPLS IP VPN with high performance managed WAN services.
- Strength 2 (25 words max)
- Lists London and Manchester PoPs, and coverage in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific from a 2020 article.
- Strength 3 (25 words max)
- Offers SD-WAN and SASE, evidenced partly.
- Weakness 1 (25 words max)
- Regional coverage rests on a January 2020 trade press article, which is over three years old.
- Weakness 2 (25 words max)
- The M247 site blocked automated reading, so network and SLA pages were not read.
- Weakness 3 (25 words max)
- No latency, jitter, packet loss or availability figures were found.
- Buyer size fit (comma separated: Large global enterprise, Mid-market, Small business)
- Mid-market
- Verdict (40 words max; must include one figure from the fact sheets and the review month)
- Netify would treat M247 as a candidate for mid-market estates in London, Manchester and Europe, but its site blocked review and coverage evidence dates from January 2020. Ask for current network details. Reviewed October 2026.
Providers
- Slug
- m247
- Notes
- Legal name and number are a Companies House name match only. Contracting entity, parent, type, URLs and Ofcom status not yet reviewed. Re-check 2026-10-02 (page-reader wording, confirm on the page): the outside parent (M247 Group Limited) is wrong; the immediate PSC is Manchester Metronet Limited. The MPLS IP VPN page names no regional PoPs and gives no SLA, QoS or bandwidth figures, so coverage, own-network and SLA cells are left to review. The SD-WAN page names no vendor. 24/7/365 monitoring is a provider statement. Cells filled on 2026-10-02 from the outside research pass are Partial unless the re-check confirmed them. Not found means the pass searched and saw nothing, not that it does not exist. Verify each against its source row, then set Decision. | Left In progress 2026-10-06: primary network and SLA pages blocked automated reading.
- Website
- https://m247.com
- Provider
- M247
- Provider type
- Managed service provider or aggregator
- Parent or group
- Manchester Metronet Limited (immediate parent, Companies House PSC); chain continues through Pimco 2947 Bidco, Pimco 2947 Topco and Moco Bidco
- Research status
- In progress
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-179, MPLS-488, MPLS-489, MPLS-490, MPLS-491, MPLS-574
- Companies House number
- 04968341
- Registered office country
- United Kingdom
- Exclusion reason (if Excluded)
- Not recorded
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C21:Q21,"To review")
- MPLS or IP VPN service page URL
- https://m247.com/services/wide-area-networks/mpls-ipvpn/
- SD-WAN or SASE service page URL
- https://m247.com/services/wide-area-networks/sd-wan/
- UK contracting entity confirmed
- Partial
- Legal entity name (Companies House)
- M247 Ltd
- Ofcom-regulated communications provider
- Partial
- Year MPLS or IP VPN service first offered (if published)
- Not published
Sector Evidence
- Slug
- m247
- Notes
- Not recorded
- Provider
- M247
- Education: UK case
- No
- Healthcare: UK case
- No
- Supporting source IDs
- None recorded
- Manufacturing: UK case
- No
- Education: evidence status
- Not found
- Financial services: UK case
- No
- Healthcare: evidence status
- Not found
- Energy and utilities: UK case
- No
- Manufacturing: evidence status
- Not found
- Professional services: UK case
- No
- Retail and e-commerce: UK case
- No
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C21:X21,"To review")
- Hospitality and leisure: UK case
- No
- Transport and logistics: UK case
- No
- Financial services: evidence status
- Not found
- Energy and utilities: evidence status
- Not found
- Government and public sector: UK case
- No
- Professional services: evidence status
- Not found
- Retail and e-commerce: evidence status
- Not found
- Hospitality and leisure: evidence status
- Not found
- Transport and logistics: evidence status
- Not found
- Government and public sector: evidence status
- Not found
Commercial Model
- Slug
- m247
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): Billing in GBP: UK entity.
- Provider
- M247
- Billing in GBP
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-489, MPLS-497
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C21:L21,"To review")
- Minimum term (months or Not published)
- Not published
- Channel or wholesale route for resellers
- Not found
- Pricing published (never record a price)
- Quote only
- Excess construction charges policy published
- Not found
- Contract terms offered (comma separated months)
- Not published
- Install lead time published (weeks or Not published)
- Not published
- Public-sector frameworks available through (comma separated)
- None found on the RM6116, HSCN or G-Cloud registers checked
Network and Coverage
- Slug
- m247
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): NOC 24x7: 24-7 Support. Module 2: the 24 countries and 32 cities figure and the MPLS case study could not be read (robots.txt), so regional coverage stays To review. Fourth research pass 2026-10-02, page-reader summaries: Coverage: Europe: recorded Partial. Reader summary of page. Trade press, dated January 2020 (over three years old). Describes network PoP expansion; page does not name MPLS or IP VPN, so | Coverage: North America: recorded Partial. Reader summary lists Dallas as a new PoP. Trade press, dated January 2020 (over three years old). Describes network PoP expansion; page does not name | Coverage: Asia Pacific: recorded Partial. Reader summary lists Hong Kong (new) and Sydney (recent). Trade press, dated January 2020 (over three years old). Describes network PoP expansion; pag | Coverage: Middle East and Africa: recorded Partial. Reader summary. No Africa PoP shown. Trade press, dated January 2020 (over three years old). Describes network PoP expansion; page does not name MPLS
- 24x7 NOC
- Partial
- Provider
- M247
- UK-based NOC
- Not found
- Coverage: Europe
- Partial
- Owns core network
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-489, MPLS-492, MPLS-493, MPLS-697, MPLS-704, MPLS-818
- Coverage: Asia Pacific
- Partial
- Coverage: Latin America
- Not found
- Coverage: North America
- Partial
- Coverage: China mainland
- Not found
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C21:X21,"To review")
- NOC locations (comma separated)
- Not found
- UK PoP cities (comma separated)
- London, Manchester
- Coverage: Middle East and Africa
- Partial
- Countries with on-net PoPs (list)
- Not published
- Countries with on-net PoPs (count)
- Not published
- NOC count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- Core network description (25 words max)
- MPLS IPVPN service provider, high performance managed WAN services
- UK PoP count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- On-net UK data centres (comma separated)
- Digital Realty London LHR19; Pulsant Manchester NW-1
- Global PoP count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- UK access tails available (comma separated carriers)
- Not found
- Coverage: UK and Ireland (Proven = own PoPs; Partner = via partner)
- Proven
Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE
- Slug
- m247
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): SD-WAN overlay offered: Managed SD-WAN; Managed: highly scalable managed SD-WAN services; SASE platform offered: SASE architecture combines SD-WAN with network security; Hybrid underlay one contract: compatible with MPLS IPVPN private networks; MPLS to SD-WAN migration: SD-WAN vs MPLS comparison, businesses choose between options.
- Provider
- M247
- Managed SD-WAN
- Partial
- Managed firewall
- Not found
- Co-managed option
- Not found
- SASE platform offered
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-490, MPLS-495, MPLS-496
- Zero trust network access
- Not found
- Secure web gateway or CASB
- Not found
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C21:Q21,"To review")
- MPLS to SD-WAN migration service
- Partial
- Application-aware routing over MPLS
- Not found
- Security operations centre or managed detection
- Not found
- SD-WAN overlay offered (SD-WAN is a component of SASE)
- Partial
- Hybrid underlay on one contract (MPLS plus DIA plus broadband)
- Partial
- SASE or SSE partners (comma separated: Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto Prisma, Cato, Cloudflare, Fortinet, other)
- Not published
- SD-WAN platforms offered (comma separated: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, Versa, VeloCloud, Palo Alto Prisma, Juniper, HPE Aruba, other)
- Not published
Service and Performance
- IPv6
- Not found
- Slug
- m247
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS): MPLS IPVPN, Multiprotocol Label Switching IP Virtual Private Network; Any-to-any: connect two or more network locations; DIA on same contract: leased lines can be used for MPLS, Internet or SD-WAN.
- Provider
- M247
- Multicast
- Not found
- 4G or 5G backup
- Not found
- DDoS protection
- Not found
- Ethernet access
- Partial
- SLA document URL
- Not published
- Satellite access
- Not found
- Any-to-any topology
- Partial
- Layer 2 VPLS or E-LAN
- Not found
- Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS)
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-489, MPLS-494
- Hub-and-spoke topology
- Not found
- FTTP or broadband access
- Not found
- Internet breakout at PoP
- Not found
- Service credits published
- Not found
- Jitter (ms or Not published)
- Not published
- Access bandwidth maximum (Mb/s)
- Not published
- Access bandwidth minimum (Mb/s)
- Not published
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C21:AI21,"To review")
- CoS marking honoured end to end
- Not found
- Packet loss (% or Not published)
- Not published
- Point-to-point Ethernet (E-Line)
- Not found
- Cloud on-ramp: AWS Direct Connect
- Not found
- Cloud on-ramp: Azure ExpressRoute
- Not found
- Diverse routing or dual parenting
- Not found
- MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certified
- Not found
- Cloud on-ramp: Google Cloud Interconnect
- Not found
- Availability SLA core (% or Not published)
- Not published
- Direct internet access on the same contract
- Partial
- QoS classes offered (count or Not published)
- Not published
- MTTR or repair target (hours or Not published)
- Not published
- Latency UK core round trip (ms or Not published)
- Not published
- Availability SLA access with resilience (% or Not published)
- Not published
Operations and Assurance
- Slug
- m247
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): UK-based support: Manchester headquarters. Register check 2026-10-02 (page-reader summaries, not verbatim): RM6116: not on any lot supplier list read (full all-suppliers list not readable); No M247 entry in any lot list. Method: WebFetch reader summaries of gca.gov.uk lot-supplier pages (all pages of 1a,2a,3a.
- ISO 9001
- Not found
- Provider
- M247
- ISO 22301
- Not found
- ISO 27001
- Not found
- API access
- Not found
- G-Cloud listed
- Not found
- HSCN compliant
- Not found
- Customer portal
- Not found
- UK-based support
- Partial
- Proactive monitoring
- Not found
- SC-cleared engineers
- Not found
- Cyber Essentials Plus
- Not found
- Monthly SLA reporting
- Not found
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-497
- PSN connectivity compliance
- Not found
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C21:T21,"To review")
- Change management process published
- Not found
- CCS Network Services 3 (RM6116) supplier
- Not found
- Regulatory notices or published enforcement in last three years (text or None found)
- None found (outside-pass search with no source URL; check the Ofcom enforcement register)
Supporting records
MPLS-179 — Accepted: Companies House: M247 Ltd
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-179
- Confidence
- Medium
- Source URL
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=m247+limited
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-01
- Source title
- Companies House: M247 Ltd
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Companies House search result. Trading name to legal entity match made on the name only, so confirm the contracting entity from the provider terms. Wording captured through a page-reader summary on 2026-10-01. Confirm verbatim on the page, then set Decision. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 2 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- Not recorded
- Named product or service
- Not recorded
- Named customer (case studies only)
- Not recorded
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Legal entity name; Companies House number; Registered office country
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- M247 LTD
MPLS-488 — Rejected: Your Managed Wan Choices
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-488
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Your Managed Wan Choices
- Published date
- 2025-02-19
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch refused (URL not in provenance set), retried once without success. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Provider type
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- M247 specialises high performance managed WAN services to suit businesses of every size
MPLS-489 — Rejected: MPLS IPVPN Business Services & Solutions
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-489
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- MPLS IPVPN Business Services & Solutions
- Published date
- 2019-04-17
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch refused (URL not in provenance set), retried once without success. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: MPLS or IP VPN service page URL; Network and Coverage: Core network description (25 words max); Service and Performance: Any-to-any topology; Service and Performance: Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS); Commercial Model: Pricing published (never record a price)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- MPLS IPVPN is a secure private network that can connect two or more network locations, using a private MPLS IPVPN service provider
MPLS-490 — Rejected: Managed SD-WAN Services & Solutions Providers
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-490
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Managed SD-WAN Services & Solutions Providers
- Published date
- 2022-08-17
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch refused (URL not in provenance set), retried once without success. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: SD-WAN or SASE service page URL; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Managed SD-WAN; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Hybrid underlay on one contract (MPLS plus DIA plus broadband); Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: SD-WAN overlay offered (SD-WAN is a component of SASE)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- M247 offers highly scalable managed SD-WAN services, compatible with MPLS IPVPN private networks
MPLS-491 — Accepted: UKRN telecommunications
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-491
- Confidence
- High
- Record type
- Regulator or framework record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- UKRN telecommunications
- Published date
- 2026-03-11
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: verified, exact wording captured. UKRN says Ofcom is the sector regulator; general statement, does not name M247. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (live page read, quotation captured).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Ofcom-regulated communications provider
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- economic regulation (notably fixed telecoms network infrastructure)
MPLS-492 — Rejected: Private Network Internet for your Business
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-492
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Private Network Internet for your Business
- Published date
- 2024-08-23
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch refused (URL not in provenance set), retried once without success. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: Core network description (25 words max)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Most businesses will require a Wide Area private network if they have multiple sites
MPLS-493 — Rejected: 24-7 Support
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-493
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- 24-7 Support
- Published date
- 2019-08-19
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch refused (URL not in provenance set), retried once without success. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: 24x7 NOC
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- 24-7 Support - M247 is the leading connectivity-led cloud services partner
MPLS-494 — Rejected: Get Started With M247 Today
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-494
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Get Started With M247 Today
- Published date
- 2024-08-04
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch refused (URL not in provenance set), retried once without success. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: Direct internet access on the same contract
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Leased lines can be used for MPLS, Internet or SD-WAN
MPLS-495 — Rejected: What is SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)?
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-495
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- What is SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)?
- Published date
- 2024-06-20
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. M247 blog Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch refused (URL not in provenance set), retried once without success. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: SASE platform offered
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- SASE is a cloud-based infrastructure that combines both Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) and Network-Security-as-a-Service (NSaaS)
MPLS-496 — Rejected: SD-WAN vs MPLS
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-496
- Confidence
- Low
- Source URL
- https://m247.com/blog/sd-wan-vs-mpls/
- Record type
- Press release
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- SD-WAN vs MPLS
- Published date
- 2025-03-12
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. M247 blog Live page check 2026-10-06: page could not be read by the fetch tool. Fetch refused (URL not in provenance set), retried once without success. Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: MPLS to SD-WAN migration service
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- SD-WAN vs MPLS: What's the difference between these two connectivity options?
MPLS-497 — Accepted: M247 LTD overview
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-497
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- M247 LTD overview
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Companies House Live page check 2026-10-06: supports a weaker or differently scoped claim. Active UK company 04968341 but current registered office is London, not the claimed Manchester address; no billing currency or support location shown. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (live page read; supports a weaker or differently scoped claim, so the limitation above applies; accepted by Harry 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Operations and Assurance: UK-based support; Commercial Model: Billing in GBP
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Company number 04968341, M247 Ltd, 1 New York Street, Manchester, M1 4HD
MPLS-574 — Accepted: Persons with Significant Control for M247 LTD
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-574
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Persons with Significant Control for M247 LTD
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader wording from the 2026-10-02 re-check, not verbatim. Chain from successive CH PSC pages (reader summaries). 'M247 Group Limited' not seen in chain. Moco Bidco's own parent not checked. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 2 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Parent or group
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Manchester Metronet Limited, ownership of shares 75% or more
MPLS-697 — Accepted: Module 2 check: M247-01
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-697
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Module 2 check: M247-01
- Published date
- 2026-10-02
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02: confirmed. London and Manchester pages both list Layer 3 VPN (MPLS IPVPN); Manchester facility Pulsant Manchester NW-1. Undated. Note page is dedicated server product page with MPLS IPVPN as available service. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 1 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: On-net UK data centres (comma separated); Network and Coverage: UK PoP cities (comma separated)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Digital Realty London LHR19; Layer 3 VPN (MPLS IPVPN)
MPLS-704 — Accepted: Module 2 check: UK PoP cities
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-704
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Module 2 check: UK PoP cities
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02. Reader summary. 2026-10-02 Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 1 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: UK PoP cities (comma separated)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Pulsant Manchester NW-1; Layer 3 VPN (MPLS IPVPN)
MPLS-818 — Accepted: M247 extends international data presence
- Slug
- m247
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- M247
- Source ID
- MPLS-818
- Confidence
- Low
- Source URL
- https://comms-dealer.com/node/21399
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- M247 extends international data presence
- Published date
- 2020-01-23
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Reader summary of page. Trade press, dated January 2020 (over three years old). Describes network PoP expansion; page does not name MPLS or IP VPN, so product link unconfirmed. Entity M247 group, not a UK-only figure. Live page check 2026-10-06: supports a weaker or differently scoped claim. Article dated 23 January 2020 (old); shows Europe, Hong Kong, Dallas and Dubai but no Africa and no per-region detail. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (live page read; supports a weaker or differently scoped claim, so the limitation above applies; accepted by Harry 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: Coverage: Europe; Network and Coverage: Coverage: Asia Pacific; Network and Coverage: Coverage: North America; Network and Coverage: Coverage: Middle East and Africa
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- M247 now operates in 24 countries and 28 key cities, with dedicated service centres in Bucharest, London, and Manchester.