Sky outage in the United Kingdom: 13 August 2026 outage resolved

Ended at 22:30from 18:58 to 22:30 · nationwide outage

The Sky outage that began at 18:58 on 13 August is over. It affected internet and TV streaming nationwide, hitting mobile internet the hardest, before ending at 22:30.

133Reports during the outage×36 the usual level4 expected
3 h 32 minDurationfrom 18:58 to 22:30
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Reports over 24 hours

14 Aug 2026, 2:20
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Timeline

4 updates
  1. Back to normal

    Sky outage over after three and a half hours

    The Sky outage is finished. It started at 18:58 and ended at 22:30, lasting 3 hours and 32 minutes. Reports peaked at 20:40, with mobile internet the service hit hardest, and landline internet and TV streaming also affected. The problem stayed spread across the country, with Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Lancashire, Kent and Glasgow City among the areas most reporting trouble. In total, 132 reports came in since the start. No cause has been communicated.

  2. Status update

    Sky outage continues to fade

    Reports are now well down from tonight's peak and still dropping. Mobile internet remains the service most affected. The problem stays spread across the country, with no single county standing out.

  3. Status update

    Sky outage eases after evening peak

    The worst appears to be behind us. Reports peaked around 20:40 and have been falling since. Mobile internet remains the main service affected, and the problem is still spread nationwide with no single county standing out.

  4. Outage begins

    Sky reports surge nationwide

    Reports of a Sky outage started coming in at 18:58 and have kept climbing since. It's a national problem, not tied to one place: no county stands out, with Northamptonshire, Norfolk and Glasgow City all seeing a handful of reports. Mobile internet seems to be taking the brunt of it, though landline internet is affected too. So far, 71 reports have come in since the start. No cause has been given yet.

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Updated on 14 Aug 2026, 2:20