Bell Canada and Cisco have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a sovereign AI infrastructure offering for Canadian organizations, combining Bell’s domestic data centres and networks with Cisco’s computing, security and infrastructure management technologies. Announced September 29, the collaboration targets government, regulated industries and other organizations … [Read more...] about Bell and Cisco Team Up on Canadian Sovereign AI Infrastructure
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Bell Quadruples Saskatchewan AI Data Centre Project to 1.2 Gigawatts
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
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