CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ KINROSS PROCEEDING WITH TASIAST 24K PROJECT ’ 105 it acquired Tasiast from Red Back , a telco provider had infrastructure in the area . However , it was necessary to start from scratch and negotiate with the provider to boost bandwidth at the site . “ We started with a 25mb microwave connection with around 1,000 people on site ,” recalls Alemán . “ When activity at the site ramped up we were hosting around 2,500 employees with a 45mb connection and then managed to get that increased to 90mb when the workforce reached 4,000 . We now have a fiber optic connection of 155mb +. It was challenging
to achieve the installation of a 60km aerial fiber optic , plus a 1km buried fiber optic , to get the site connected to the underground main fiber connection of Mauritania , connecting the south with the north .” Alemán believes satellite communication offers a viable reachback approach , but it ’ s typically more costly than microwave or fiber . While satellite can solve the connectivity problem from day one , communications infrastructure offered by local providers over time may provide more cost-effective alternatives .
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