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Private LTE Networks for Mining Communications
Simple Design. Deployment. Productivity.
MiningTelecoms designs and implements Private LTE communications networks for surface and underground mining operations across Australia. Private LTE provides secure, reliable wireless connectivity for mine-site voice, data, operational technology and mobile applications, and can complement or replace legacy wireless infrastructure where appropriate.
Our capabilities include site configuration, concept design, feasibility, RF design, project management, installation, commissioning, training, documentation and ongoing support. Networks are designed around the mine site’s coverage, capacity, availability and operational requirements.
MiningTelecoms can design solutions incorporating technologies from leading telecommunications and network equipment manufacturers, depending on site requirements.
• Fleet Management and Dispatch
• Asset and Device Monitoring
• Environmental Monitoring and Telemetry
• CCTV and Video
• Mobile Workforce Connectivity
• Operational Technology and IoT
Operational Productivity – Mine Network Communications
Private LTE mining networks form part of a broader mine-site communications infrastructure. MiningTelecoms brings more than three decades of experience across cellular and radio communications to the design, deployment and integration of mine communications networks.
Our communications capabilities include:
• Private LTE network design, planning, testing and commissioning
• Radio frequency (RF) design, planning, testing and commissioning
• Microwave communications and backhaul
• Fibre network infrastructure
• Telephony and communications systems
• Mine-site safety and proximity detection systems
These technologies can be integrated to provide reliable connectivity across mine sites, supporting operational systems, mobile equipment, field personnel and critical communications infrastructure.
Accelerating Mining Productivity and Safety with Private LTE Networks
Private LTE networks provide dedicated mine-site connectivity for operational technology, mobile equipment, field personnel and safety systems. Unlike public mobile networks, a private LTE network can be designed around the mine’s specific coverage, capacity, availability and security requirements.
Reliable high-bandwidth connectivity can support fleet management, telemetry, CCTV, remote operations and increasing levels of mine-site automation across both surface and underground environments.
Private LTE Mine Network Design & Implementation
Private LTE networks combine radio access infrastructure, backhaul and core network technologies to provide dedicated voice and high-speed data connectivity across mine sites.
MiningTelecoms can design mine-site communications around coverage, capacity and operational requirements, incorporating fibre, Ethernet and microwave backhaul with indoor and outdoor LTE coverage.
Private LTE can also operate alongside dedicated land mobile radio networks for mission-critical voice communications.
Private LTE, 5G and Wi-Fi for Mining Connectivity
Choosing the Right Wireless Technology for Mining
Modern mine sites can use a combination of Private LTE, 5G and Wi-Fi technologies depending on the application, coverage area, mobility, capacity and performance requirements.
Private LTE provides dedicated wide-area wireless connectivity with predictable performance, mobility and controlled network access, making it well suited to mine-site operational technology, mobile equipment, telemetry, video and field communications.
Private 5G extends this architecture for applications requiring greater capacity, lower latency and support for increasing numbers of connected devices, while Wi-Fi remains valuable for suitable localised indoor and fixed-area applications.
MiningTelecoms can assess the operational requirements of a mine site and design an integrated wireless communications architecture around coverage, availability, security, mobility and application requirements.
Private LTE for Remote Mining Operations
Australian mine sites often operate across large and remote areas where public mobile network coverage may be unavailable, inconsistent or not designed around the operational requirements of the mine.
A Private LTE network provides dedicated mine-site wireless infrastructure that can be designed around the required coverage area, network capacity and operational requirements of the site. Coverage can be extended across pits, haul roads, processing areas, workshops and other remote infrastructure where required by the mine design.
Private LTE can also form part of a broader mine communications architecture, providing high-capacity wireless connectivity alongside existing radio, fibre, microwave and other site communications infrastructure.
How MiningTelecoms Designs a Private LTE Mining Network
MiningTelecoms designs Private LTE mining networks around the operational, coverage, capacity and availability requirements of each mine site. The design process starts by understanding how the site operates, where connectivity is required and which applications the network needs to support.
1. Operational Requirements
Review the mine layout, operating areas, mobile equipment, workforce requirements, applications and existing communications infrastructure.
Review the mine layout, operating areas, mobile equipment, workforce requirements, applications and existing communications infrastructure.
2. Coverage & RF Design
Determine the required coverage across pits, haul roads, processing areas, workshops and remote infrastructure, taking terrain, site layout and mine development into account.
Determine the required coverage across pits, haul roads, processing areas, workshops and remote infrastructure, taking terrain, site layout and mine development into account.
3. Capacity & Application Requirements
Assess the network capacity required for operational data, telemetry, CCTV and video, fleet systems, mobile devices and other mine-site applications.
Assess the network capacity required for operational data, telemetry, CCTV and video, fleet systems, mobile devices and other mine-site applications.
4. Network Architecture
Develop the radio access, core network and backhaul architecture, including integration with fibre, microwave and existing mine communications infrastructure where required.
Develop the radio access, core network and backhaul architecture, including integration with fibre, microwave and existing mine communications infrastructure where required.
5. Deployment & Commissioning
Install, configure, test and commission the network, including RF verification and confirmation of coverage and performance against the mine site’s operational requirements.
Install, configure, test and commission the network, including RF verification and confirmation of coverage and performance against the mine site’s operational requirements.
6. Ongoing Support & Expansion
Support the network as mine operations change, including coverage expansion, additional infrastructure and integration of new operational applications.
Support the network as mine operations change, including coverage expansion, additional infrastructure and integration of new operational applications.
