Mr. Richard Bengian reports

BELL COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CLOUD-SERVICES LEADER FX INNOVATION, STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR CANADIAN BUSINESSES ON THEIR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY

BCE Inc. has completed its acquisition of FX Innovation, a Montreal-based provider of cloud-focused managed and professional services and workflow automation solutions.

Announced last month, this acquisition combines FX Innovation's agility, start-up culture and deep cloud services expertise with Bell's next-generation fibre and 5G networks, resources, and scale to deliver leading-edge technology solutions for Canadian businesses backed by Canada's best network.

"We're thrilled to officially welcome FX Innovation to the Bell group of companies. Together, we'll bolster our innovative service offerings for customers looking to improve application performance, streamline their operations, and secure information using the world's most capable cloud providers, and backed by our world-leading, resilient networks," said Ranjeeta Singh, senior vice-president, advanced product, innovation, marketing and services, Bell

FX Innovation is a trusted leader in providing businesses with end-to-end multicloud services, IT (information technology) workflow automation solutions and cloud consulting services. It has expertise integrating the ServiceNow application within business environments, as well as managing public and hybrid cloud environments for customers, working with renowned providers including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. FX Innovation will continue to operate independently under the leadership of Guillaume Bazinet.

About Bell Canada

Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet, media and business communication services throughout the country. Founded in Montreal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE.