Private Networks for the Mining Industry
As revenue from the mobile consumer market continues to decline, wireless telco vendors and operators are looking at other verticals for new growth opportunities. ABI Research identified the mining sector as one of the potential verticals where wireless telco vendors and operators can venture into. The mining industry has always been the leader in technology innovation. In recent years, mining companies have relied on wireless technology to deploy autonomous vehicles in mining operations. In this report, ABI Research explores the types of technologies being deployed in private networks in mining, in addition to recommendations and future market forecasts.
Companies Mentioned
- Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
- Alliance Corporation
- AngloGold Ashanti Limited
- ARM Ltd.
- Barrick Gold Corporation
- BHP
- BHP Billiton Limited
- BT Group
- Caterpillar
- Ericsson
- ETSI
- FPT
- Goldcorp Inc.
- Harris Corporation
- Huawei
- IES
- International Technologies
- JMA Wireless
- JVC
- Kenwood Corporation
- Leaky
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- MeshDynamics
- Minerals Technologies Inc.
- Mission Technologies
- Motorola Inc
- Newmont Mining Corporation
- Nokia
- NovAtel Inc
- Open Mobile Alliance
- Open Technologies
- ORBCOMM Inc.
- OT
- Processing Technologies
- PT
- PTT
- Qualcomm Inc
- Radio Frequency Systems
- Rajant Corporation
- Remote Technologies Inc
- RF Technologies
- Rio Tinto
- Sharp Corporation
- Strix Systems, Inc.
- Telstra Corp Ltd
- Trimble
- USA Technologies
- Vedanta Limited
- Verizon
- VHF Technologies
- West Corporation
- Zinc
- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2. PRIVATE NETWORKS IN MINING
- 2.1. Current Communication Solutions in Key Mining Stages
- 2.2. Mining Scenarios and Associated Technologies
- 2.3. Summary of Current Communication Solutions
- 3. KEY TECHNOLOGIES IN PRIVATE NETWORK
- 3.1. Leaky Feeder
- 3.2. Precision GNSS
- 3.3. RFID
- 3.4. THROUGH-the-Earth
- 3.5. Trunked Radio
- 3.6. Wi-Fi Mesh
- 3.7. Wired Broadband
- 3.8. Wireless Broadband
- 3.9. Summary
- 4. PRIVATE NETWORK MARKET SIZE AND MARKET DRIVERS
- 4.1. Sizeable Market Opportunities
- 4.2. Integration of IT and OT
- 4.3. Innovative Connectivity
- 4.4. Automated Processing
- 5. KEY VENDORS
- 5.1. Cisco
- 5.2. Core Network Dynamics
- 5.3. Ericsson
- 5.4. Huawei
- 5.5. JMA Wireless
- 5.6. MeshDynamics
- 5.7. Newtrax
- 5.8. Nokia
- 5.9. ORBCOMM
- 5.10. PBE Group
- 5.11. Rajant
- 6. RECOMMENDATIONS
