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Broadband WirelessApplications for the Mining Industry

Alvarion, 2007

2 Agenda

• Industry overview

• Industry trends• Applications• System requirements• Success stories

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4 Mining: Terminology

What is mining?Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materialsfrom the earth

Types of minesSurface mining (Open-Pit)

Sub Surface mining (Underground)

Open Pit Underground

5 Mining: The industry by size

Industry size of about ~$0.5 trillion By PWC research

Stable demand and supply over last and future years Heavy resorts per various minerals – new projects constantly deployed

6 Mining: The industry by type

A larger portion of the mines are “Open-Pit” type

Truly global IndustryContinues distributed relocation

Widely distributed geographically – not like oil

Open Pit

Underground

7 Mining: The industry by mineral

• True diversification• It’s not about diamonds and coal…

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9 More focus on operations and Safety

With insurance and operation cost incline, effective monitoring, production planning and control systems are imperative.

Safety becomes 1st priority as technology evolvesTelecommunication now plays a part in making safer environment

Broadband wireless access solutions enable cost-effective operations of a both large and small operations

Rising operation costs

Telecommunications brigs real time and remote control possible

Safety and Efficiency

10“Digitalizing” the mine site Requires Broadband Connectivity

Digital mine site

“Digitalizing” the mine sites field projects require large quantities of data to be communicated.

Previously only narrowband communications were needed:Simple or manual processes for dispatching and communicating

Only a few Kb of data – only data, no voice or video

The digital mine site vision requires:Real time access to data

Large volumes of data

Minimal latency

Single platform for all wireless application

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ApplicationsApplications

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12 Applications

• Vehicle dispatch

• GPS positioning

• Real-time geological data

• Video Surveillance and monitoring

• Structure stability monitoring

• On-site office solution

• Remote control

13 Vehicle dispatch

Potential deployments: In-vehicle access, thought the mine field.

Potential applications:On-line access to Dispatch Software

Business benefit - EfficiencyUse mining resources effectively by dispatching vehicles from HQ

14 GPS positioning

Potential deploymentsIn-vehicle access, thought the mine field.

Potential applicationsOn-line access to GPS reported position of vehicle

Business benefit - EfficiencyUse mining resources effectively by locating vehicle in the “right” spot

15 Real-time geological data

Potential deployments“Hot Zone” coverage, using WiFi extension

Potential applications:On-line access to email and file servers

Business benefit - EfficiencyUpdated Geological data map using on-line test results from site

16 Video surveillance and monitoring

Potential deployments: Fixed connectivity to video cameras

Potential applications:On-line video surveillance on mine site

Business benefit: Safety Safely monitor mine on-going operations and explosion effects, from HQ

17 Structure stability monitoring

Potential deploymentsFixed connectivity to Doppler-Radar devices

Potential applicationsOn-line monitoring of mine structure

Business benefit - Safety Ensure safe operation of crew by on-line monitoring of the stability of the mine

18 On-site office solution

Potential deploymentsIn-vehicle access and VoIP, thought the mine field

Potential applicationsOn-line access to corporate applications and Voice calls

Business benefit - EfficiencyUse travel time by connecting to VoIP and access mining applications while on site

19 Remote control

Potential deploymentsRemote building connectivity

Potential applicationsAccess telemetry data in remote pump houses and wells

Business benefit - EfficiencySave time of manually monitor and operate remote pump houses

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System RequirementsSystem Requirements

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21Mining Industry Wireless System Requirements

High survivability

Near 100% uptime

MTBF over 11 years; over 99.99% availability

-40°c to + 60°c temperature range

Robustness & redundancy

IP-67 rating (NEMA 4X equivalent)

AU & SU redundancy

OFDM & GFSK interference resistant solutions

Long term battery backup

Solar and wind power configurations available

Emergency back-up power solutions

Intrinsic safety

Class I, Div 2 certification in process

22Mining Industry Wireless System Requirements

Range & coverage

OFDM technology provides NLOS coverage and handles multi-path reflections

Maximum cell radius up to 20 miles

Throughput

32 Mbps per sector (FTP)

Security

32 Hardware based AES encryption

VLAN support

Secure network management

Mobility

50km/h mobile data connectivity

Easy Deployment

Deploy the first time out

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24 Mining Deployment Map

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