Telstra Enterprise and Ericsson announced recently the first Australian deployment of their industry-leading Telstra Dedicated Networks – Industrial (TDN-I) managed wireless solution has arrived for the country’s industries, including mining. This fully managed service offers customers a private network experience without the upfront costs of building towers, whilst also enjoying the benefits of Telstra’s spectrum with guaranteed bandwidth. This new…
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Newmont embraces 5G underground
Newmont said it is expanding its use of next-generation 5G wireless networks to improve mine safety following trial results from its Cadia underground operation in New South Wales, Australia. Before the trial with Ericsson and Telstra Purple, Newmont said Cadia was limited to upload speeds of 20-30 megabits per second using Wi-Fi to operate autonomous equipment such as ore loaders…
Read MoreComsol bringing Ericsson 5G to South African operations
Ericsson has inked a reseller deal with Comsol for a deal to fast-track digital transformation to South African mines. Under the new partnership confirmed last week, Ericsson will provide Comsol with its private 5G solution to expand enterprise business and Comsol will maintain the right to resell secure and sustainable solution to customers. “With Ericsson’s high-end connectivity solution and Comsol’s…
Read MoreNewcrest trialing 4G, 5G at Cadia
Gold miner Newcrest has partnered with Ericsson and Telstra Purple to deploy a private 4G LTE and 5G trial network for the underground operations of its Cadia Valley operations in New South Wales. Full story.
Read MoreEricsson, Becker ink digital-driven private 5G deal
Ericsson and Becker Mining Systems recently announced a teaming that could advance the growing 5G trend in mining even further: a global reselling agreement for private 5G and private network solutions. Under the deal, where Ericsson is Becker’s partner of choice, Ericsson will sell and deliver the solutions with a multi-country deal that will cover many countries including the U.S.,…
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