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AI insight
AI-generatedTelus is building a sovereign AI infrastructure network in BC with government and developer Westbank, scaling to 150 MW and 60,000+ GPUs by 2032. This is a concrete capex cycle for AI data centers, directly benefiting GPU suppliers (Nvidia), construction firms, and local utilities (BC Hydro). The first facility launches this year, indicating near-term demand for AI compute capacity. The channel is capex_cycle and demand_spike for AI infrastructure. Impact is Canada-specific but part of a global trend.
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- Telus plans three AI-focused data centers in British Columbia.
- Total capacity to exceed 60,000 GPUs and 150 MW by 2032.
- First facility in Kamloops expected to launch later this year.
- Two Vancouver centers operational by 2029, including a 150 West Georgia St. facility.
- Telus' first AI supercomputing facility in Rimouski, Quebec is fully booked.
150 MW capacity by 2032 implies multi-year demand for AI hardware; direction up, magnitude 2.
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