Critical incident

University of Waterloo: Enginnering 3 Network Switch Offline - Outage

Affected: Wired Network

Current status of University of Waterloo: Minor issues — live University of Waterloo status

Timeline

1. May 19, 2026, 13:37 UTC
   investigating
   Two network switches on the third floor of E3 are currently offline. IST is investigating.
2. May 19, 2026, 13:41 UTC
   investigating
   The switches are offline due to an unplanned power outage. Plant Operations is currently on site investigating the issue.
3. Jun 26, 2026, 12:08 UTC
   resolved
   Switches came back online after power was restored to the area.

Updates as published by University of Waterloo (original).