Bell: TRU

1452 McGill Rd

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New facility under construction

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Bell: TRU

Year Planned: 2027

Bell’s new Kamloops data center is being developed on Thompson Rivers University land through a partnership aimed at expanding Canadian AI infrastructure capacity. Construction began in April 2026 and is expected to continue through late 2027, with the project designed to support advanced compute workloads while incorporating sustainability measures such as heat recovery and integration with TRU’s low-carbon energy plans.

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1452 McGill Rd

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Sites within 15 miles of Bell: TRU

Distance	Site	About
0.15 miles	Equinix Kamloops KA1	Formerly known as Q9 Kamloops which was acquired by Equinix in 2020 from Bell Canada.
0.25 miles	Bell: Kamloops 3	Bell Canada plans to build another data center in Kamloops, BC, expected to be operational in 2027.
0.31 miles	Bell: Kamloops 2	Canadian telecoms operator Bell Canada is building an AI data center at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops, British Columbia.
2.31 miles	Bell: Kamloops 1	The very first Bell Canada AI inference facility, operated by Groq, is a data center located in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
2.41 miles	TNW Kamloops

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Bell Wholesale offers voice, broadband, and IP wholesale products and services throughout Canada, with additional presence in key locations in the United States and Europe. The company aims to support its customers in business growth and in serving their end clients.

As a major communications provider in Canada, Bell Wholesale utilizes an infrastructure that includes over 293,000 kilometers of fiber and 28 data centers nationwide. The company provides support through a team of professional services experts and a 24/7 helpdesk, serving various telecommunications entities globally, including interexchange carriers, local exchange carriers, wireless service providers, Internet service providers, over-the-top providers, telcos, and cablecos.

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