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Bell AI Fabric Merritt

PRJ-0482 · Site · Merritt, British Columbia, Canada

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

BCE's August 5, 2026 quarterly report expects the second phase of Merritt to enter service in early 2027. This is an expansion forecast, distinct from the first phase already in operation, with no additional operating MW inferred. Bell AI Fabric Merritt is a physical facility in Merritt, British Columbia. Bell's original 7 MW site plan and BUZZ HPC's immediate 6.5 MW gross allocation describe different scopes.

Headline: 7 MW Planned / design

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Original design capacity · 7 MW

Planned / design or future potential · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45958 · Recorded claim type: Design · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Selected headline

  1. Bell Canada Increases Sovereign AI Capacity with Bell AI Fabric

    BCE / Bell Canada · Document date: May 28, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2540

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/Bell-Canada-Increases-Sovereign-AI-Capacity-with-Bell-AI-Fabric

Operating status · Live

Actual · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45959 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BCE Q1 2026 financial reports and transcript

    BCE · Document date: May 7, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2544

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/investors/financial-reports/quarterly-reports

Launch timing · 2026-03-Late

Actual · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45960 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BCE Q1 2026 financial reports and transcript

    BCE · Document date: May 7, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2544

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/investors/financial-reports/quarterly-reports

Buzz immediate gross allocation · 6.5 MW gross

Source report · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45961 · Recorded claim type: Not stated · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BUZZ HPC partnership advances sovereign accelerated GPU infrastructure in Merritt, B.C.

    Bell Canada · Document date: Mar 25, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2542

    Source URL

    https://explore.business.bell.ca/artificial-intelligence-spotlight/buzz-hpc-partnership-advances-sovereign-accelerated-gpu-infrastructure-merritt-bc

  2. Bell Canada and BUZZ HPC partner at Bell AI Fabric facility in Merritt

    BCE / Bell Canada · Document date: Mar 25, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2543

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/bell-canada-and-buzz-hpc-partner-to-advance-sovereign-accelerated-gpu-infrastructure-at-bell-ai-fabr

Buzz expansion option · True

Source report · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45962 · Recorded claim type: Not stated · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BUZZ HPC partnership advances sovereign accelerated GPU infrastructure in Merritt, B.C.

    Bell Canada · Document date: Mar 25, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2542

    Source URL

    https://explore.business.bell.ca/artificial-intelligence-spotlight/buzz-hpc-partnership-advances-sovereign-accelerated-gpu-infrastructure-merritt-bc

Compute tenant · BUZZ HPC

Actual · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45963 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BUZZ HPC partnership advances sovereign accelerated GPU infrastructure in Merritt, B.C.

    Bell Canada · Document date: Mar 25, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2542

    Source URL

    https://explore.business.bell.ca/artificial-intelligence-spotlight/buzz-hpc-partnership-advances-sovereign-accelerated-gpu-infrastructure-merritt-bc

Compute hardware funder · Tenant

Actual · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45964 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BCE Q1 2026 financial reports and transcript

    BCE · Document date: May 7, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2544

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/investors/financial-reports/quarterly-reports

Building power cooling provider · Bell

Actual · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45965 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BCE Q1 2026 financial reports and transcript

    BCE · Document date: May 7, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2544

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/investors/financial-reports/quarterly-reports

Cooling type · Closed loop liquid cooling

Actual · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45966 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BCE Q1 2026 financial reports and transcript

    BCE · Document date: May 7, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2544

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/investors/financial-reports/quarterly-reports

  2. BUZZ HPC partnership advances sovereign accelerated GPU infrastructure in Merritt, B.C.

    Bell Canada · Document date: Mar 25, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2542

    Source URL

    https://explore.business.bell.ca/artificial-intelligence-spotlight/buzz-hpc-partnership-advances-sovereign-accelerated-gpu-infrastructure-merritt-bc

Municipal water draw for cooling · False

Source report · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45967 · Recorded claim type: Not stated · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BCE Q1 2026 financial reports and transcript

    BCE · Document date: May 7, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2544

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/investors/financial-reports/quarterly-reports

Workloads · AI inference and training

Actual · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45968 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. BUZZ HPC partnership advances sovereign accelerated GPU infrastructure in Merritt, B.C.

    Bell Canada · Document date: Mar 25, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2542

    Source URL

    https://explore.business.bell.ca/artificial-intelligence-spotlight/buzz-hpc-partnership-advances-sovereign-accelerated-gpu-infrastructure-merritt-bc

Cohere hypertec buzz collaboration uses site · True

Source report · Bell AI Fabric Merritt (Project)

Claim 45969 · Recorded claim type: Not stated · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Bell AI Fabric, Cohere, Hypertec and BUZZ HPC announce landmark deal

    BCE / Bell Canada · Document date: Jun 18, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-2546

    Source URL

    https://www.bce.ca/Bell-AI-Fabric-Cohere-Hypertec-and-BUZZ-HPC-announce-landmark-deal-to-advance-sovereign-AI-in-Canada

Counterparties and capital

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