Bell to launch first of six AI compute facilities in B.C. in June

Bell on Wednesday announced Bell AI Fabric, which it said will be the largest artificial intelligence compute project in Canada, starting with a data centre supercluster in British Columbia that will eventually provide up to 500 megawatts (MW) of hydroelectric-powered AI compute capacity across six facilities, the telecom said. “Bell’s AI Fabric will ensure that Canadian businesses, researchers, and public institutions can access high-performance, sovereign and environmentally responsible AI computing services,” Bell President and CEO Mirko Bibic said in a press release. “Through this investment, Bell is immediately bolstering Canada’s sovereign AI compute capacity, while laying the groundwork to continue growing our...