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Landmark deal to further advance sovereign AI in Canada

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MONTREAL, June 18, 2026 – Bell Canada, Cohere, Hypertec and BUZZ High Performance Computing (HPC), a subsidiary of Hive Digital Technologies, today announced a major AI infrastructure deal, marking a significant step forward in the development and deployment of advanced AI workloads on sovereign Canadian infrastructure.

The collaboration brings together Bell AI Fabric’s data centre and connectivity foundation, Cohere’s secure enterprise-grade AI solutions and large language model capabilities, and BUZZ HPC’s scalable GPU infrastructure, powered by NVIDIA’s full-stack AI platform and built on hardware manufactured in Canada by Hypertec.  

Together, the four companies will build the conditions needed to conduct the critical R&D needed for AI models – using Canadian infrastructure, with Canadian partners – reinforcing Canada’s digital sovereignty and economic resilience.

Read the full press release. To find out more about Bell AI Fabric and its capabilities, contact your Bell representative or visit the Bell AI Fabric page.