Mining Digital July 2021 | Page 74

TECHNOLOGY

Nokia

Industrial grade private wireless is powering the new age of Industry for mining
because they are using technology not developed for that type of environment . As a consequence , there is a need to deploy segregated networks for single services , which requires a lot of resources to maintain these different networks .”
Laguna highlights that the industry-wide push we are seeing towards remote and digital operations via digital transformation will help with mine optimisation , safety and productivity . “ The basic platform for all of these goals is reliable connectivity … How can we improve that ?” asks Laguna . “ Nokia ’ s industrial grade private wireless solution is providing a reliable backbone . We ’ re offering a multi-service network ; the same infrastructure is going to enable the multiple use cases needed for improved communications for personnel , equipment , autonomous and remote operations and more … This will give us the base to manage what comes next and go beyond connectivity .”
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