• Autonomous machinery and operations

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  • The challenge

    Creating safer, more productive work environments

Hazardous conditions can expose many of the work force to injury—whether it’s due to heavy equipment, the risk of fire or other threats. 

Organizations are looking for ways to reduce risk to employees, maintain productivity and keep operations running safely 24/7 with greater precision and accuracy. 

Autonomous machinery can address this need, but hazardous mining environments would require elevated precision.


  • More precision and more safety.

    Enabling autonomous machines with private 5G could provide the additional precision and responsiveness required to perform hazardous work functions with increased safety and productivity.

     

  • Private 5G opportunities

    Utilizing private 5G-enabled autonomous machines

 

Because private 5G supports greater bandwidth, it can handle large amounts of data from multiple sources, expanding machine functionality.

 

As autonomous machines navigate real-world dynamic environments, they need to rapidly process information.

Private 5G’s low latency can help, bringing precision adjustments closer to real time and opening up a whole range of safety and efficiency capabilities.

Private 5G can be deployed throughout a surface mining operation, so machinery could be used practically anywhere on the site.

How it works

    • A modern mining scenario shows 5G opportunities.

      • These automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for manufacturing and transportation could minimize safety risks and human error, allowing for more efficiency.

      • Operating in dynamic and potentially hazardous environments autonomously requires near real-time sense-and-response capabilities. Private 5G could help.



    • A modern mining scenario shows 5G opportunities.

      • Private 5G could provide the low-latency computing needed for machines to identify changing obstacles and respond without human controls.

      • With the speed of 5G, they could also scan the manufacturing and transportation sites on their own and determine appropriate action.



    • A modern mining scenario shows 5G opportunities.

      • And crews can use these autonomous machines to monitor operations and changes in environmental conditions or hazards from a safe distance.

      • Private 5G-connected autonomous machines could help increase safety and extend mining operations to 24/7 while reducing downtime.



Built right for business

Private 5G is a secure, scalable, wireless network that is totally customizable to your premises and operational requirements.

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    Seamless

    Enable mobility by extending your network’s operational range across facilities.
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    Reliable

    Deliver consistent, dedicated connectivity and performance, with the option of authorized remote access.
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    Secure

    Benefit from built-in LTE and 5G security, with management and monitoring against threats.
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    Agile

    Find scalable solutions for virtually any facility size, and Quality of Service (QoS) levels. 
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    Easy

    Be empowered to focus on running your business, not your network. 
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    Powerful

    Get high-bandwidth, low-latency LTE and 5G performance for the most demanding applications.

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