MONTRÉAL and SUNNYVALE, Calif.,
July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Bell Canada and Google Cloud today
announced a strategic partnership to power Bell's company-wide
digital transformation, enhance its network and IT infrastructure,
and enable a more sustainable future. This new, multi-year
partnership will combine Bell's 5G network leadership with Google's
expertise in multicloud, data analytics, and artificial
intelligence (AI), to deliver next-generation experiences for Bell
customers across Canada.
As a strategic technology partner, Google Cloud will enable Bell
to drive operational efficiencies, increase network automation, and
deliver richer customer experiences through the following
initiatives:
- Shifting critical workloads to the cloud: By moving and
modernizing IT infrastructure, network functions, and critical
applications from on-premise to Google Cloud, Bell will be able to
drive greater operational efficiencies and enable better
application performance.
- Unlocking multicloud, next-generation network
technology: With the combined power of Bell's 5G network and
Anthos, Google Cloud's multicloud solution, Bell will deliver a
consistent customer experience with greater automation and enhanced
flexibility that scales with customer demand. The increased speed
and bandwidth capacity of the Bell 5G network will support
applications that can respond faster and handle greater volumes of
data than previous generations of wireless technology.
- Leveraging the power of AI, data and analytics: Bell
will leverage Google Cloud's expertise in AI and big data to gain
unique insights through real-time network data analytics that will
enhance the customer experience, improve service assurance, and
assist with network capacity planning.
- Joining forces on a sustainable future: Bell and Google
share a common goal to run more sustainable businesses. As the
cleanest cloud in the industry, Google Cloud will contribute to
Bell's target of achieving carbon neutral operations by 2025, and
reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in line with the Paris
Climate Agreement.
"We're excited to partner with Google Cloud as part of our
ongoing digital transformation and take Bell's 5G network
leadership to the next level," said Mirko
Bibic, CEO, BCE Inc. and Bell
Canada. "Supporting Bell's goal to advance how Canadians
connect with each other and the world, Google's proven expertise in
cloud and leadership in sustainability will provide our customers
with even faster, more reliable access to the best broadband
network and communications services in Canada."
"The acceleration of 5G has created new opportunities for
industry leaders like Bell to redefine their business and create
richer customer experiences," said Thomas
Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud. "We're proud to partner with Bell
to support their transformational shift to the cloud, and power a
better network experience for people and businesses across
Canada."
As demands on mobile networks evolve and increase, Bell and
Google Cloud will collaborate throughout the next decade on new
innovations, including cloud solutions for enterprise customers and
consumers powered by Google edge solutions, and enhanced customer
service through automation and AI. In addition, the two companies
will look at new ways to expand Bell's existing partnership with
Google to evolve the network experience and introduction of
next-generation services across residential, mobile, and more.
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud accelerates
organizations' ability to digitally transform their business with
the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and
expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade cloud solutions that
leverage Google's cutting-edge technology to help companies operate
more efficiently and adapt to changing needs, giving customers a
foundation for the future. Customers in more than 200 countries and
territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to solve
their most critical business problems.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications
company, providing advanced broadband wireless, Internet, TV and
business communication services throughout the country. Bell Media
is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in
television, radio, out of home and digital media. Founded in
Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE (TSX, NYSE: BCE). To
learn more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a better
today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic
prosperity of our communities with a commitment to the highest
environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. 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 Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
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