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Bell Expanding AI Computing Capacity, Beginning with B.C. Data Centres
- Bell Canada, a telecom company based in Montreal, revealed plans to establish six AI-focused data facilities in British Columbia beginning in June 2025.
- This effort is part of Bell's Bell AI Fabric initiative, which aims to establish the most extensive AI computing infrastructure in Canada to support the AI requirements of businesses and government entities.
- The data centres will total about 500 megawatts of hydroelectric-powered capacity, featuring partnerships with Groq and Thompson Rivers University for high-density AI workloads.
- Jonathan Ross, Groq's founder, highlighted that integrating Groq’s cutting-edge LPU hardware with Bell’s wide-reaching fibre network is redefining benchmarks in AI inference, improving both the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of AI solutions.
- Bell's investment aims to bolster Canada's sovereign AI computing, ensure environmentally responsible high-performance services, and lay the groundwork to grow the national AI economy.
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Bell announces plans to open six AI data centres in B.C. as part of Bell AI Fabric
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BCE to build large network of AI data centres
BCE Inc., Canada’s largest telecom company by revenue, will set up a network of artificial intelligence data centres across the country, mirroring the aggressive AI infrastructure build-out happening in the U.S. and abroad.
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