Canadian Telecom BCE to Build Large Network of AI Data Centers

BCE Inc., Canada’s largest telecom company by revenue, will set up a network of artificial intelligence data centers across the country, mirroring the aggressive AI infrastructure build-out happening in the US and abroad.

Bell Canada plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to build data centers in six Canadian cities, said Chief Executive Officer Mirko Bibic in an interview. The first site, in Kamloops, British Columbia, is expected to come online in June, with US-based AI chip startup Groq as an anchor tenant. Other facilities are planned in the province, as well as in Manitoba and Quebec in the ...