Broadband Wireless Applications for the Mining Industry

1. Broadband WirelessApplications for the Mining Industry Alvarion, 2007

2. Agenda • Industry overview • Industry trends • Applications • System requirements • Success stories

3. 3 1 Industry Overview 11/19/2014

4. Mining: Terminology • What is mining? • Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materialsfrom the earth • Types of mines • Surface 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 Open Pit Underground • A larger portion of the mines are “Open-Pit” type • Truly global Industry • Continues distributed relocation • Widely distributed geographically – not like oil

7. Mining: The industry by mineral • True diversification • It’s not about diamonds and coal…

8. 8 2 Industry Trends 11/19/2014

9. More focus on operations and Safety Safety and Efficiency • Safety becomes 1st priority as technology evolves • Telecommunication 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 With insurance and operationcost incline, effective monitoring, production planning and control systems are imperative.

10. “Digitalizing” the mine site Requires Broadband Connectivity Digital mine site • 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 “Digitalizing” the mine sites field projects require large quantities of data to be communicated.

11. 11 3 Applications 11/19/2014

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 - Efficiency • Use mining resources effectively by dispatching vehicles from HQ

14. GPS positioning • Potential deployments • In-vehicle access, thought the mine field. • Potential applications • On-line access to GPS reported position of vehicle • Business benefit - Efficiency • Use 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 - Efficiency • Updated 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 deployments • Fixed connectivity to Doppler-Radar devices • Potential applications • On-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 deployments • In-vehicle access and VoIP, thought the mine field • Potential applications • On-line access to corporate applications and Voice calls • Business benefit - Efficiency • Use travel time by connecting to VoIP and access mining applications while on site

19. Remote control • Potential deployments • Remote building connectivity • Potential applications • Access telemetry data in remote pump houses and wells • Business benefit - Efficiency • Save time of manually monitor and operate remote pump houses

20. 20 4 System Requirements 11/19/2014

21. 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 Mining Industry Wireless System Requirements

22. 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 Mining Industry Wireless System Requirements

23. 23 1 Success Stories 11/19/2014

24. Mining Deployment Map * For more details – please contact Alvarion

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