TELUS today announced that the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory in Rimouski, Quebec has been named Canada’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer by the prestigious TOP500 list, which ranks the world’s 500 most powerful computing systems, making TELUS the only telecom provider in Canada to receive this distinction. This recognition marks a groundbreaking achievement for Canadian technology innovation – proving that Canadian-owned and operated infrastructure can deliver world-class computational power while keeping data, innovation and economic benefits firmly within Canadian borders.
The TOP500 list is the global standard for high-performance computing and evaluates a supercomputer’s ability to solve complex sets of mathematical equations. It employs the High-Performance LINPACK (HPL) to measure how many calculations a system can complete per second, with results expressed in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS).
The TELUS Sovereign AI Factory, designed and implemented in partnership with HPE and powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs and NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand, achieved a performance score of 22.74 petaFLOPS, ranking 78th overall by demonstrating exceptional capability in solving complex mathematical equations and performing floating-point operations, calculations involving very large or very small numbers common in scientific and engineering applications, at extraordinary speeds. Representing 22.74 quadrillion calculations per second, the immense processing power delivered by its Sovereign AI Factory positions TELUS at the forefront of organizations capable of handling the most demanding computational tasks in scientific research, artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics.
The supercomputing infrastructure will enable Canada to accelerate breakthroughs across multiple domains, such as:
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning: Training, fine-tuning and inferencing advanced AI models for enhanced customer experiences and business solutions
- Healthcare innovation: Supporting complex medical research, drug discovery and genomic analysis
- Climate modeling: Contributing to environmental sustainability through sophisticated climate prediction and analysis
- Network optimization: Enhancing telecommunications infrastructure and service delivery through advanced computational modeling
Since 1993, the TOP500 project has provided a reliable basis for tracking and detecting trends in high performance computing. Twice a year, it publishes a list of the world’s 500 most powerful computer systems, providing the most accurate and historically consistent ranking of general-purpose HPC systems used for high-end applications.
This achievement underscores TELUS’ dedication to advancing Canadian technology leadership and creating opportunities for researchers, businesses, and institutions to access world-class computational resources, fostering collaboration and innovation across the country.
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TELUS Sovereign AI Factory named Canada’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer
TELUS today announced that the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory in Rimouski, Quebec has been named Canada’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer by the prestigious TOP500 list, which ranks the world’s 500 most powerful computing systems, making TELUS the only telecom provider in Canada to receive this distinction. This recognition marks a groundbreaking achievement for Canadian technology innovation – proving that Canadian-owned and operated infrastructure can deliver world-class computational power while keeping data, innovation and economic benefits firmly within Canadian borders.
The TOP500 list is the global standard for high-performance computing and evaluates a supercomputer’s ability to solve complex sets of mathematical equations. It employs the High-Performance LINPACK (HPL) to measure how many calculations a system can complete per second, with results expressed in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS).
The TELUS Sovereign AI Factory, designed and implemented in partnership with HPE and powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs and NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand, achieved a performance score of 22.74 petaFLOPS, ranking 78th overall by demonstrating exceptional capability in solving complex mathematical equations and performing floating-point operations, calculations involving very large or very small numbers common in scientific and engineering applications, at extraordinary speeds. Representing 22.74 quadrillion calculations per second, the immense processing power delivered by its Sovereign AI Factory positions TELUS at the forefront of organizations capable of handling the most demanding computational tasks in scientific research, artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics.
The supercomputing infrastructure will enable Canada to accelerate breakthroughs across multiple domains, such as:
Since 1993, the TOP500 project has provided a reliable basis for tracking and detecting trends in high performance computing. Twice a year, it publishes a list of the world’s 500 most powerful computer systems, providing the most accurate and historically consistent ranking of general-purpose HPC systems used for high-end applications.
This achievement underscores TELUS’ dedication to advancing Canadian technology leadership and creating opportunities for researchers, businesses, and institutions to access world-class computational resources, fostering collaboration and innovation across the country.
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