Bell Canada Leads Sovereign AI Infrastructure Partnership

Bell Canada partnered with Cohere, Hypertec, and BUZZ High Performance Computing (HPC) on June 18, 2026, to establish a sovereign AI infrastructure within Canada. The collaboration integrates Bell AI Fabric's data center and connectivity in Merritt, British Columbia, with Cohere's large language models and enterprise AI solutions. BUZZ HPC, a subsidiary of Hive Digital Technologies, manages the accelerated computing layer using NVIDIA's DSX AI factory platform and hardware clusters manufactured domestically by Hypertec.

This initiative provides a Canadian alternative to U.S.-based hyperscalers, prioritizing digital sovereignty and data protection for domestic governments and businesses. The agreement follows a previous partnership established in July 2025 to provide sovereign AI solutions, including Cohere's North agentic AI platform. The Government of Canada characterized the collaboration as essential for competing in the global AI economy.

Bell Canada's parent company, BCE Inc., is pivoting toward tech services as part of a broader strategy. The company expects its portfolio of AI-powered enterprise solutions to generate approximately $2 billion in revenue by 2028.