Canadian Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Bell and Cisco Partner to Develop Sovereign AI Infrastructure Across Canada
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Bell Canada and Cisco have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop sovereign AI infrastructure for Canadian organizations, combining Bell’s data centers, networks and operational capabilities with Cisco’s AI, security and infrastructure technologies. The effort is intended to help customers deploy, manage and secure AI workloads in Canada, with greater control over sensitive data and critical systems. The companies will explore modular infrastructure for AI training and inference, along with flexible ways for customers to reserve, scale and pay for capacity. The partnership advances Bell’s broader AI Fabric strategy and plans to expand its data center capacity.
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Bell executive John Watson said the collaboration is intended to turn sovereign AI “from ambition into infrastructure Canadian organizations can use.”
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The financial terms of the arrangement have not been disclosed, according to TipRanks.
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The Cisco collaboration follows Bell’s June agreement with Cohere to operate the AI company’s large language models through Bell AI Fabric.
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Bell has also said it plans to quadruple its Saskatchewan data-center project, which is expected to have 1.2 gigawatts of power capacity.
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