Red Hat Extends Collaboration With Canada’s Largest Communications Provider to Accelerate Network Innovation

This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by Business Wire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Article contentRed Hat and Bell Canada reinforce shared commitment to delivering world-class connectivity for customersSign In or Create an AccountEmail AddressContinueor View more offersArticle contentBARCELONA, Spain – MWC BARCELONA — Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the extension of its collaboration with Bell Canada. This multi-year agreement affirms a long-standing relationship between the two companies, aimed at delivering world-class networks while accelerating the pace of innovation by integrating Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, Red Hat OpenStack Platform, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Article contentArticle contentRed Hat’s open hybrid cloud technologies allow customers such as Bell to adopt a unified telco cloud infrastructure that strengthens operational agility while supporting business predictability. 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For our customers, including Bell Canada, leveraging a unified hybrid cloud foundation enables faster and more efficient evolution of next generation 5G and network services. Red Hat continues to work with service providers all over the world, helping them turn technical agility into market leadership, deploying next-generation 5G and network services with speed and efficiency.”Article contentMark McDonald, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Bell Article content“Extending our collaboration with Red Hat underscores the trust we place in their open hybrid cloud technologies to support the evolution of our networks, helping Bell deliver reliable, high-performance services and continue innovating for our customers.”Article contentAdditional ResourcesArticle contentRead more of Red Hat’s news at MWC 2026Learn more about Red Hat’s telco solutionsArticle contentConnect with Red HatArticle contentLearn more about Red HatGet more news in the Red Hat newsroomRead the Red Hat blogFollow Red Hat on XFollow Red Hat on InstagramWatch Red Hat videos on YouTubeFollow Red Hat on LinkedInArticle contentAbout Red HatArticle contentRed HatArticle contentis the open hybrid cloud technology leader, delivering a trusted, consistent and comprehensive foundation for transformative IT innovation and AI applications. 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