By Robb M. Stewart
Communications provider Bell is teaming with data center firm Celestica to help drive Canadian sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The pair said Wednesday they will collaborate to advance the development of a Canadian AI infrastructure stack, including defining and advancing a sovereign approach to technology infrastructure that will be designed to support sensitive workloads, particularly for governments and regulated industries.
The venture will bring together BCE-owned Bell's full-stack AI offering and Celestica's hardware supply chain for sovereign AI infrastructure, including switching, storage, rack integration, thermal management and power infrastructure. Bell's technology is anchored by its national fiber network, data center infrastructure, software, and cloud capabilities.
The companies said the collaboration aims to support governments and regulated industries in deploying AI workloads that must remain in Canada, under Canadian control.
Canada has an opportunity to strengthen its sovereign AI capabilities by bringing together domestic infrastructure and advanced hardware expertise, said Ganesha Rasiah, senior vice president and general manager of enterprise AI platforms at Celestica.
"This collaboration with Bell establishes a framework to support Canadian-based AI infrastructure, promote trusted supply chains and advance dialogue with the Canadian government on building a resilient, sovereign AI stack," Rasiah said.
Write to Robb M. Stewart at robb.stewart@wsj.com
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