Bell Canada and Cisco Sign MOU to Develop Sovereign AI Infrastructure Offering

Bell Canada (BCE) and Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure offering for customers in Canada.

The proposed offering will combine Bell’s Canadian data centre, network and operational capabilities with Cisco’s AI, security, observability, infrastructure monitoring and management technologies, including its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure portfolio.

The companies said the collaboration is aimed at government agencies, regulated industries and other organisations where data residency, security and operational control are priorities.

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The collaboration will focus on developing a Canadian platform for sovereign AI, supporting modular AI infrastructure deployments and establishing flexible commercial models.

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