Bell and Cisco to collaborate on sovereign AI infrastructure for Canada
PR Newswire•29/09/2026•08:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Bell (BCE) and Cisco sign MOU for sovereign AI infrastructure in Canada
- ➤Collaboration combines Bell Canadian data centres and networks with Cisco AI technologies
- ➤Companies will assess Cisco AI PODs with Canadian infrastructure, connectivity and operations
- ➤Bell and Cisco will assess flexible consumption models for AI infrastructure
- ➤Offering targets government, regulated industries and sensitive Canadian AI workloads
Expert Statements
John Watson, Group President, Business Markets, Bell Cyber, AI Fabric and Ateko
“Bell is focused on helping turn sovereign AI from ambition into infrastructure Canadian organizations can use. That requires secure Canadian data centre capacity, high-performance connectivity, operational expertise and trusted technology working together. Through this collaboration with Cisco, we will work to make it easier to deploy and scale sovereign AI infrastructure for customers that need greater control, resilience and confidence in the systems behind their most critical workloads.”
Raj Juneja, President, Cisco Canada
“Cisco's Sovereign Critical Infrastructure portfolio is designed to give customers more choice in how they build, secure and manage the digital environments that support critical operations. By working with Bell, we can bring those capabilities together with Canadian data centre capacity, connectivity and operations to support sovereign AI infrastructure that is configurable, secure and easier for organizations to deploy with confidence.”
Bell and Cisco to collaborate on sovereign AI infrastructure for Canada PR Newswire
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