Bell AI Fabric: Bell AI Fabric TRU 1

Bell AI Fabric TRU 1 is the first Thompson Rivers University campus data center in Kamloops, British Columbia, built into Bell Canada’s national AI Fabric platform for sovereign AI infrastructure, AI training, inference, high-performance compute, and Canadian-hosted enterprise workloads. The facility is located at 1452 McGill Road and forms part of a Bell, iTel Networks, and TRU campus development that connects secure data centers, high-performance compute, networking, and managed services for advanced research, innovation, and AI adoption in Canada. TRU 1 is the first of two planned 26 MW AI data centers on the Thompson Rivers University campus.

The facility is under construction and is designed to support AI training and inference while giving TRU students, researchers, and regional partners access to advanced compute capabilities. Bell AI Fabric’s broader service stack includes GPUs, large language model support, inferencing, data center services, security, networking, and managed AI services, all backed by Bell’s Canadian fiber network. The TRU campus project also includes sustainability design elements, including the ability to capture and repurpose waste heat through TRU’s Low-Carbon District Energy System.

TRU 1 strengthens Bell AI Fabric’s British Columbia AI supercluster alongside the first 7 MW Kamloops facility, the Merritt facility, and future TRU campus expansion. The Kamloops campus location connects Bell Canada, iTel Networks, Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia, Kamloops, McGill Road, BCNET, Bell’s national fiber backbone, and Canadian sovereign AI infrastructure into a single regional compute node. Bell’s initial B.C. data center strategy is built around hydroelectric power, domestic data residency, high-density compute, and environmentally responsible AI infrastructure for enterprises, researchers, and public-sector organizations.

🏢 Facility Highlights

1. Campus Site: Located at 1452 McGill Road on the Thompson Rivers University campus in Kamloops.
2. Power Capacity: 26 MW planned AI data center capacity.
3. Development Role: First of two planned 26 MW AI Fabric facilities at TRU.
4. Platform Scope: Part of Bell AI Fabric’s full-stack AI infrastructure platform.
5. Workload Focus: AI training, AI inference, advanced research, enterprise innovation, and public-sector AI adoption.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Bell Network: Backed by Bell’s national Canadian fiber backbone.
2. Campus Network Context: TRU materials connect the facility to the university’s research and innovation ecosystem.
3. BCNET Context: Local coverage identifies BCNET integration for the TRU AI data center environment.
4. Sovereign Platform: Bell AI Fabric supports Canadian data residency, domestic infrastructure, networking, security, and managed services.

🌱 Sustainability & Energy

1. Hydroelectric Strategy: Bell’s initial B.C. AI Fabric sites are positioned around abundant hydroelectric power.
2. Heat Recovery: TRU 1 is designed with the capability to capture and repurpose waste heat through the Low-Carbon District Energy System.
3. Campus Energy Integration: The data center is tied to TRU’s sustainability and district-energy planning.
4. Low-Carbon Infrastructure: The project supports AI compute growth while aligning with campus energy-efficiency goals.

🧠 AI Infrastructure

1. AI Training: The facility is designed to host AI training workloads.
2. AI Inference: TRU 1 supports inference workloads within Bell AI Fabric.
3. Advanced Compute Access: The campus project gives students and faculty access to advanced compute capabilities.
4. Full-Stack AI Services: Bell AI Fabric combines compute, GPUs, LLM services, security, data centers, networking, and managed AI adoption services.

🛰️ Network Position

1. TRU Campus Node: TRU 1 anchors Bell AI Fabric’s university-linked Kamloops campus deployment.
2. B.C. Supercluster: The facility is part of Bell’s British Columbia AI data center rollout.
3. Canadian Sovereign AI: TRU 1 supports AI infrastructure that remains within Canadian jurisdiction.
4. Regional Expansion: The site complements Kamloops, Merritt, and future TRU AI Fabric capacity.

🏗️ Recent Expansions

1. Construction Start: Construction began in April 2026 at 1452 McGill Road.
2. Campus Partnership: The project is being advanced through Bell, iTel Networks, and Thompson Rivers University.
3. Facility Sequence: TRU 1 is the first of two planned TRU campus AI data centers.
4. Completion Outlook: Public construction coverage places completion in the late-2027 timeframe.