TECHNOLOGY
“ We take the deep telecommunications experience Nokia has developed across its core business and apply it to industrial end markets like mining ”
JAIME LAGUNA DIGITAL INDUSTRIES , HEAD OF VERTICAL FOR OIL & GAS AND MINING , NOKIA
developing the first GSM network with Siemens . Recent years have seen a focus on the development of networking solutions .
Today , Nokia ’ s solutions are being optimised for the mines of the future . Nokia has over 260 enterprise customers , and more than 40 mines are powered
by Nokia ' s private LTE / 4.9G and 5G networks . LTE / 5G connectivity can deliver streamlined operations by taking advantage of automation , robotics , digitally enhanced equipment , sensor data , predictive analytics and machine learning .
Connectivity “ We take the deep telecommunications experience Nokia has developed across its core business and apply it to industrial end markets like mining ,” maintains Jaime Laguna , Digital Industries , Head of Vertical for Oil & Gas and Mining at Nokia . “ The value added by working with Nokia comes from the experts we have in-house and our longstanding collaborations with equipment manufacturers like Sandvik and Komatsu and industry partnerships with the likes of Nornickel , Codelco and Gold Fields .”
The challenge is always the pursuit of connectivity . “ Historically , the connectivity for surface and underground mining has relied on enterprise wireless solutions ,” notes Laguna . “ And that ' s the main issue
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