BUZZ High Performance Computing, a Subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies LTD. Partners with Bell Canada to Deliver Advanced Sovereign NVIDIA AI Infrastructure for Canada
BUZZ High Performance Computing, a subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE), has partnered with Bell Canada to establish one of Canada's largest sovereign AI ecosystems through Bell AI Fabric. The partnership will provide access to NVIDIA GPU clusters for AI, machine learning, and scientific computing.
The collaboration will begin with a 5 MW deployment in Manitoba, featuring NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper, and Blackwell GPU clusters integrated with Bell's advanced fiber network and data centers. The infrastructure will expand across multiple provinces, ensuring nationwide access to high-performance computing while maintaining data sovereignty and security compliance.
The partnership aims to enhance Canada's AI capabilities by providing secure, scalable computing resources for government and enterprise customers, with infrastructure entirely housed in Canadian-owned facilities.
BUZZ High Performance Computing, controllata di HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE), ha siglato una partnership con Bell Canada per creare, tramite Bell AI Fabric, uno dei pi霉 grandi ecosistemi di IA sovrani in Canada. L鈥檃ccordo garantisce l鈥檃ccesso a cluster GPU NVIDIA per applicazioni di intelligenza artificiale, machine learning e calcolo scientifico.
La collaborazione partir脿 con una installazione da 5 MW in Manitoba, che utilizzer脿 cluster GPU NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper e Blackwell collegati alla rete in fibra e ai data center avanzati di Bell. L鈥檌nfrastruttura sar脿 successivamente estesa in pi霉 province, assicurando accesso nazionale al calcolo ad alte prestazioni nel rispetto della sovranit脿 dei dati e delle normative di sicurezza.
L鈥檕biettivo della partnership 猫 potenziare le capacit脿 di IA del Canada offrendo risorse di calcolo sicure e scalabili per clienti governativi e aziendali, con tutta l鈥檌nfrastruttura ospitata in strutture di propriet脿 canadese.
BUZZ High Performance Computing, filial de HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE), se ha asociado con Bell Canada para crear, a trav茅s de Bell AI Fabric, uno de los mayores ecosistemas de IA soberanos de Canad谩. La alianza dar谩 acceso a cl煤steres GPU NVIDIA para inteligencia artificial, aprendizaje autom谩tico y computaci贸n cient铆fica.
La colaboraci贸n arrancar谩 con un despliegue de 5 MW en Manitoba, que incorporar谩 cl煤steres GPU NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper y Blackwell integrados con la avanzada red de fibra y los centros de datos de Bell. La infraestructura se expandir谩 a varias provincias, garantizando acceso nacional a computaci贸n de alto rendimiento manteniendo la soberan铆a de los datos y el cumplimiento de seguridad.
La asociaci贸n busca reforzar las capacidades de IA de Canad谩 proporcionando recursos de computaci贸n seguros y escalables para clientes gubernamentales y empresariales, con toda la infraestructura alojada en instalaciones de propiedad canadiense.
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BUZZ High Performance Computing, filiale de HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE), s鈥檈st associ茅e 脿 Bell Canada pour cr茅er, via Bell AI Fabric, l鈥檜n des plus importants 茅cosyst猫mes d鈥橧A souveraine au Canada. Le partenariat donnera acc猫s 脿 des clusters GPU NVIDIA pour l鈥檌ntelligence artificielle, le machine learning et le calcul scientifique.
La collaboration d茅butera par un d茅ploiement de 5 MW au Manitoba, int茅grant des clusters GPU NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper et Blackwell 脿 l鈥檌nfrastructure fibre et aux centres de donn茅es avanc茅s de Bell. L鈥檌nfrastructure sera 茅tendue 脿 plusieurs provinces, assurant un acc猫s national au calcul haute performance tout en pr茅servant la souverainet茅 des donn茅es et la conformit茅 en mati猫re de s茅curit茅.
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BUZZ High Performance Computing, eine Tochtergesellschaft von HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE), geht eine Partnerschaft mit Bell Canada ein, um 眉ber Bell AI Fabric eines der gr枚脽ten souver盲nen KI-脰kosysteme in Kanada aufzubauen. Die Zusammenarbeit erm枚glicht den Zugang zu NVIDIA GPU-Clustern f眉r KI, Maschinelles Lernen und wissenschaftliches Rechnen.
Der Einstieg erfolgt mit einer 5-MW-Bereitstellung in Manitoba, die NVIDIA Ampere-, Hopper- und Blackwell-GPU-Cluster nutzt, integriert in Bells fortschrittliches Glasfasernetz und Rechenzentren. Die Infrastruktur soll in mehrere Provinzen ausgeweitet werden und landesweiten Zugang zu High-Performance-Computing bieten, wobei Datensouver盲nit盲t und Sicherheitsanforderungen gewahrt bleiben.
Ziel der Partnerschaft ist es, Kanadas KI-F盲higkeiten zu st盲rken, indem sichere und skalierbare Rechenressourcen f眉r Regierungs- und Unternehmenskunden bereitgestellt werden, wobei die gesamte Infrastruktur in kanadischen Einrichtungen untergebracht ist.
- Strategic partnership with Canada's largest telecommunications provider Bell Canada
- Access to advanced NVIDIA GPU clusters for AI and machine learning applications
- Nationwide infrastructure deployment starting with 5 MW in Manitoba
- Ensures data sovereignty and compliance with Canadian privacy regulations
- Green energy-powered infrastructure supporting sustainable AI development
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HIVE's BUZZ HPC subsidiary partnering with Bell Canada creates a significant sovereign AI infrastructure opportunity, strengthening HIVE's position in Canada's AI ecosystem.
This partnership between BUZZ HPC and Bell Canada represents a strategic positioning in Canada's emerging sovereign AI infrastructure market. The deal integrates BUZZ HPC's NVIDIA GPU clusters with Bell's extensive telecommunications network to create one of Canada's largest sovereign AI ecosystems through Bell AI Fabric.
The technical infrastructure details are particularly noteworthy. BUZZ will deploy NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper, and Blackwell GPU clusters with NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking - essentially providing top-tier AI computing hardware. This positions BUZZ HPC as one of the few Canadian providers with the capability to operate GPU clusters at scale for AI workloads.
The partnership's phased deployment plan is concrete and substantial, starting with a 5 MW facility in Manitoba and expanding to other Bell data centers across Canada. For context, 5 MW is significant computing capacity that can support substantial AI workloads. This multi-province expansion ensures nationwide reach, creating a true Canadian sovereign computing solution.
From a sovereignty perspective, this partnership addresses growing concerns about data residency and cybersecurity by keeping computing infrastructure within Canadian-owned facilities. This compliance with Canadian privacy laws creates a competitive advantage when targeting government contracts and regulated industries like healthcare and financial services.
This partnership establishes BUZZ HPC as a critical infrastructure layer in Bell's AI ecosystem, positioning HIVE (through BUZZ) to capture value from Canada's growing investment in AI technologies while diversifying beyond traditional cryptocurrency mining operations.
This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's amended and restated prospectus supplement dated May 14, 2025, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated September 11, 2024.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 19, 2025) - BUZZ High Performance Computing ("BUZZ HPC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: HIVE) (NASDAQ: HIVE) (FSE: YO0) (the "Company" or "HIVE"), a Canadian AI cloud provider and NVIDIA Cloud Partner, today announced that on August 3 it had signed a preferred partnership with Bell Canada, the country's largest telecommunications provider1, to deliver one of Canada's largest sovereign AI ecosystems through Bell AI Fabric.
BUZZ HPC will provide Bell's government and enterprise customers with access to , , and , scalable over . BUZZ HPC's large-scale NVIDIA accelerated computing infrastructure, purpose-built for AI, machine learning, and scientific computing, will be integrated with Bell AI Fabric's advanced fibre network, data centres, and partner ecosystem, including Cohere. This combined capability supports a range of use cases, including developing AI foundational models and fine-tuning existing models all within Canada.
By expanding accelerated computing infrastructure across multiple provinces, the collaboration ensures true nationwide reach. Canadian innovators will gain access to high performing NVIDIA accelerated computing, hosted in secure, Canadian-owned facilities that comply with strict data residency and cybersecurity regulations.
"Sovereign is the new standard for cloud computing, and this partnership with Bell marks the beginning of a new era for AI innovation in Canada, with NVIDIA-accelerated infrastructure deployed domestically and a global footprint serving international customers, we are uniquely positioned to help Canada lead in AI while protecting its digital independence."
- Frank Holmes, Executive Chairman, BUZZ HPC
"BUZZ and Bell are sovereign by design, built to protect privacy and deliver trusted performance for innovators of all kinds. As a sovereign AI provider and NVIDIA Cloud Partner, our integration with Bell AI Fabric ensures secure, scalable access to accelerated computing across Canada empowering innovators to build globally competitive AI while maintaining full control over their data."
- Craig Tavares, President and COO, BUZZ HPC
"BUZZ HPC is one of the few Canadian cloud service providers with a purpose-built AI cloud that has experience operating GPU clusters at scale. We are excited to partner with BUZZ HPC for its AI infrastructure solutions - an important layer in the Bell AI Fabric ecosystem delivering the advanced workloads our customers need in a sovereign, private and secure Canadian facility."
- John Watson, Group President, Business Markets, AI and Ateko, Bell
"Sovereign AI infrastructure provides Canada's industries with essential computing to grow productivity, foster innovation and create economic opportunities. BUZZ HPC's NVIDIA infrastructure provides a high-performance AI computing backbone to drive innovation through Bell AI Fabric."
- Dave Salvator, Director, Accelerated Computing, NVIDIA
Launching later this year, BUZZ HPC's infrastructure will begin with a 5 MW deployment in Manitoba, followed by expansion into other Bell AI Fabric data centres. These deployments are designed to support a wide range of national objectives:
Secure, sovereign AI: Data and compute infrastructure remain entirely within Canadian-owned facilities, ensuring full compliance with national residency and privacy laws.
Nationwide access to advanced AI tools: Cutting-edge NVIDIA accelerated computing and high-speed networking deployed across multiple provinces, starting with Manitoba.
Enhanced innovation and competitiveness: Enables Canadian businesses, researchers, and governments to build world-class AI solutions locally while maintaining global competitiveness.
Sustainable, scalable growth: Green energy-powered infrastructure designed for long-term expansion supports an eco-conscious path to AI development.
This partnership forms a comprehensive AI solution for the Bell AI Fabric ecosystem. BUZZ HPC provides the foundational hardware layer for large-scale AI workloads; Cohere delivers customized large language models; Ateko brings specialized professional services; and Bell offers Canada's most advanced network and data centre backbone all working together to accelerate Canada's leadership in artificial intelligence.
About BUZZ HPC
BUZZ High Performance Computing (BUZZ HPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: HIVE) and an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, delivers enterprise-grade cloud services and large-scale NVIDIA GPU clusters. The platform supports a suite of managed services, including Kubernetes, Slurm, virtual machines, and bare-metal deployments optimized for AI, machine learning, and scientific workloads. Headquartered in Canada with a global reach, BUZZ HPC is one of the first and few Canadian sovereign AI platforms operating at scale. Since 2017, it has deployed supercomputing environments across Canada and the Nordics. Its Tier 3+ data centres powered entirely by renewable energy and engineered with ultra-low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) host thousands of industrial-grade GPUs across North America and Europe used for AI model training, fine-tuning and inference.
Through its Green GPU initiative, BUZZ HPC combines AI innovation with sustainability, offering localized expertise and global infrastructure.
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For further information, please contact:
Craig Tavares, BUZZ HPC President and COO
Tel: (604) 664-1078
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company,1 providing advanced broadband Internet, wireless, TV, media and business communication services. Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn more, please visit or .
Through , we are investing to create a better today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic prosperity of our communities. This includes the Bell Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access, research and workplace leadership initiatives throughout the country. To learn more, please visit .
1 Based on total revenue and total combined customer connections.
About HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd.
Founded in 2017, HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. builds and operates sustainable blockchain and AI infrastructure powered by renewable hydroelectric energy. With a global footprint across Canada, Sweden, and Paraguay, HIVE is committed to operational excellence, green energy leadership, and creating long-term value for its shareholders and host communities.
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Nathan Fast, Director of Marketing and Branding
Frank Holmes, Executive Chairman
Aydin Kilic, President & CEO
Tel: (604) 664-1078
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Forward-Looking Information
Except for the statements of historical fact, this news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, which may include but is not limited to statements regarding: the anticipated benefits of the partnership between BUZZ HPC and Bell Canada; the expected deployment, timing, capacity, and expansion of BUZZ HPC's NVIDIA-accelerated infrastructure; the potential impact on Canadian AI innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth; compliance with privacy, cybersecurity, and data residency regulations; the use of renewable energy; and any other future-oriented statements. Forward-looking information is based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections, as well as management's beliefs and assumptions, including that the partnership will proceed as planned, infrastructure will be deployed on the expected timelines and within budget, demand for AI computing will continue to grow, and regulatory requirements will remain consistent with current expectations, and other related risks as more fully set out in the Company's disclosure documents under the Company's filings at and .
Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the risk that deployment timelines may change; that costs may exceed expectations; that demand for AI infrastructure may be lower than anticipated; that partnerships or regulatory approvals may not materialize as expected; and the risk factors described in the Company's continuous disclosure documents available on SEDAR+ at . Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
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