Tenant · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06

Nibi supercomputer at University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo / SHARCNET · Waterloo, Ontario

Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values. Source reuse notice: Source: Nokia public press release, linked with the cited facts. Factual summary of Nokia’s announcement; public-communications reuse is conditioned on source attribution under Nokia’s terms. No endorsement or general reuse licence is implied. Access dates do not establish fresh commissioning.

Identity and map provenance

Name: Nokia
Operator: Nokia
Province: Nokia
City: Nokia
Record kind: Nokia
Disposition: Nokia

City reference only; not the facility. Derived city center, rounded to four decimals. The marker is not a building, entrance, campus or parcel location. GeoNames 6176823 · CC BY 4.0

Lifecycle

Deployed

Nokia and Hypertec announced successful Nibi deployment at the University of Waterloo in January 2026.

Evidence date: 2026-01-22
Checked: 2026-10-05
Scope: Research system
Evidence type: Reported
Status describes: Nibi research system

Nokia and Hypertec announce deployment of SHARCNET Nibi at Waterloo · Nokia
Source: Nokia public press release, linked with the cited facts. Factual summary of Nokia’s announcement; public-communications reuse is conditioned on source attribution under Nokia’s terms. No endorsement or general reuse licence is implied. Source terms

Ownership

Reported

Hypertec served as system architect and prime integrator; Nokia supplied data-centre fabric and IP networking.

Evidence date: 2026-01-22
Checked: 2026-10-05
Scope: Research system
Evidence type: Reported
Status describes: Ownership operator or developer relationship

Nokia and Hypertec announce deployment of SHARCNET Nibi at Waterloo · Nokia
Source: Nokia public press release, linked with the cited facts. Factual summary of Nokia’s announcement; public-communications reuse is conditioned on source attribution under Nokia’s terms. No endorsement or general reuse licence is implied. Source terms

Connectivity

Reported

The deployment uses Nokia networking and an Ethernet-based interconnect.

Evidence date: 2026-01-22
Checked: 2026-10-05
Scope: Research system
Evidence type: Reported
Status describes: Connectivity at stated scope

Nokia and Hypertec announce deployment of SHARCNET Nibi at Waterloo · Nokia
Source: Nokia public press release, linked with the cited facts. Factual summary of Nokia’s announcement; public-communications reuse is conditioned on source attribution under Nokia’s terms. No endorsement or general reuse licence is implied. Source terms

Cooling

Reported

The suppliers describe immersion cooling as part of Nibi’s deployment.

Evidence date: 2026-01-22
Checked: 2026-10-05
Scope: Research system
Evidence type: Reported
Status describes: Cooling system at stated scope

Nokia and Hypertec announce deployment of SHARCNET Nibi at Waterloo · Nokia
Source: Nokia public press release, linked with the cited facts. Factual summary of Nokia’s announcement; public-communications reuse is conditioned on source attribution under Nokia’s terms. No endorsement or general reuse licence is implied. Source terms