Bell Canada is dramatically expanding its planned AI infrastructure footprint in Saskatchewan, creating a pathway to what could become a 1.2-gigawatt data centre hub. Prime Minister Mark Carney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Bell CEO Mirko Bibic announced the agreement Monday in Toronto, closing out the first day of the Canada Investment Summit. Under a non-binding … [Read more...] about Bell Quadruples Saskatchewan AI Data Centre Project to 1.2 Gigawatts
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Bell’s Merritt Data Centre to Anchor New Canadian Sovereign AI Partnership
Bell Canada’s Merritt, B.C. data centre will play a central role in a new sovereign AI partnership involving Cohere, Hypertec, and BUZZ High Performance Computing. The companies announced a deal this week to build Canadian AI infrastructure that combines Bell’s data centre and network assets, Cohere’s enterprise AI models, Hypertec’s Canadian-built hardware, BUZZ HPC’s cloud … [Read more...] about Bell’s Merritt Data Centre to Anchor New Canadian Sovereign AI Partnership
Bell Taps Saskatchewan Contractors For AI Data Centre Build
Bell is moving ahead with the early construction phases of its 300-megawatt Bell AI Fabric data centre near Regina, engaging a group of Saskatchewan and regional contractors to begin work on what the company says will become Canada’s largest purpose-built AI data centre. The facility, located in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood just outside Regina, represents Bell’s … [Read more...] about Bell Taps Saskatchewan Contractors For AI Data Centre Build
Bell AI Fabric Quietly Expands into Winnipeg Industrial Site
Bell Canada is quietly extending its national AI infrastructure footprint into Manitoba, with a new data centre project underway at a shuttered food processing facility just outside Winnipeg. The development, first reported by Data Center Dynamics, will see Bell establish a presence at the former Merit Functional Foods plant in CentrePort, a major logistics and industrial … [Read more...] about Bell AI Fabric Quietly Expands into Winnipeg Industrial Site
The Convergence of Campus, Compute, and Clean Energy at TRU’s New Data Centre
Construction is now underway on a new data centre at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), marking a significant addition to Canada’s growing AI infrastructure footprint. The project, led by the Thompson Rivers University Community Trust, will see a facility developed at 1452 McGill Road in Kamloops as part of Bell Canada’s broader Bell AI Fabric—a national platform combining … [Read more...] about The Convergence of Campus, Compute, and Clean Energy at TRU’s New Data Centre