Rajant LTE deployment improves coverage at Constancia Mine in Peru
Published by Will Owen,
Editor
Global Mining Review,
Rajant Corp. and STRACONTech have increased the bandwidth and improved the networking coverage of the large Constancia copper mine in south Peru, using Rajant’s Peregrine LTE BreadCrumb®.
After reviewing options, the mine selected to invest in Rajant’s proven solution for mobility, which allows an almost ‘plug-and-play’ integration with the mine’s existing LTE network.
Eduardo Rojas, IT Manager in Hudbay, points out:
“Our mining operation needed a better design for its haulage and loading fleet. With the Rajant hybrid solution, we now have a significant increase in bandwidth, which will allow us to be more efficient.”
With the Rajant Peregrine LTE, the mine obtained a 4x performance improvement, going from a limit of 10 Mbps with LTE up to 40 Mbps.
The Rajant Peregrine LTE allows connectivity on multiple frequencies simultaneously, including LTE. This improves operations so connectivity is not lost with the mining fleet even when interference exists on the 2.4GHz, 5Ghz, or LTE band.
Sagar Chandra, Rajant Vice President of Sales (Americas/APAC), adds:
“All mining operations want reliable and scalable connectivity. We successfully improved the performance of the installed LTE network using the Peregrine LTE, which offers the unique benefit of Kinetic Mesh and direct machine-to-machine connectivity.”
Rajant and STRACONTech teams started with a proof of concept, resulting in a larger phased installation, delivering improved performance.
STRACONTech’s team explains:
“We measured 30 – 32 Mbps at 1 km while the mine’s LTE had a ceiling of 10 Mbps. We solved the challenge they had. Moreover, the investment in the Peregrine LTE was a one-time cost for the mine without recurring annual software or maintenance costs, saving them long-term.”
Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/10082023/rajant-lte-deployment-improves-coverage-at-constancia-mine-in-peru/
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