Non‑GPU data centers keep expanding
Reports say CoreWeave, Cerebras and BCE are partnering to build a major AI data center in Saskatchewan, highlighting hyperscaler and cloud providers investing in non‑GPU accelerators at scale reported. The move underscores multi‑vendor rack strategies beyond Nvidia GPUs.
BCE committed C$1.7 billion (bce.ca) to build a 300‑megawatt AI data‑centre campus on the southern edge of Regina in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood. (bce.ca) Cerebras secured 160 MW as a tenant while CoreWeave took 140 MW, and CoreWeave’s compute allocation will run on Nvidia GPUs, according to reporting that cited the announcement. (ca.investing.com) Bell said construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2026 with the first data halls entering service in the first half of 2027 and full build‑out targeted by the end of 2027. (datacenterdynamics.com) Bell’s investor materials estimate the project could generate as much as C$12 billion in economic value for Saskatchewan and prompted BCE to lower its 2026 free‑cash‑flow outlook to no more than C$2.3 billion from a prior forecast of up to C$3.5 billion. (bce.ca) Cerebras is bringing its wafer‑scale technology (WSE‑2), a processor family described by the company as containing about 2.6 trillion transistors and roughly 850,000 AI‑optimized cores on a single wafer, to the facility as the anchor non‑GPU deployment. (cerebras.ai) Bell plans to link the campus to its national fibre backbone via a SaskTel partnership and locate the site close to an existing SaskPower substation on a greenfield Park Street Road parcel, reflecting the project’s emphasis on power and network co‑location. (datacenterdynamics.com)
