Critical incident

Ohio University: Lancaster Campus Network Outage

Affected: Regional Campus Internet & Phones

Current status of Ohio University: Operational — live Ohio University status

Timeline

1. May 28, 2026, 22:25 UTC
   identified
   The Lancaster campus uplink is currently unavailable. The service provider has identified a hardware failure and is actively working to replace the affected equipment. An estimated time of repair (ETR) has not yet been provided.
2. May 29, 2026, 01:30 UTC
   identified
   The service provider has a technician onsite replacing a failed core device at the Lancaster POP. No ETR has been provided.
3. May 29, 2026, 02:03 UTC
   monitoring
   The service provider is reporting recovery on the impacted circuit, and it is currently validating clean. Work is ongoing, and we will provide an update once repairs are fully complete.
4. May 29, 2026, 02:51 UTC
   resolved
   The service provider has completed repairs and confirmed service restoration. The circuit is stable, and this incident is now resolved.

Updates as published by Ohio University (original).