Rajant, Crossover, Sonim, and Mutuallink partnership proven at NORCAT
Achieving digital voice and high-speed data for underground mining at the face
MALVERN, Pa. (USA), March 21, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — Rajant Corporation, a pioneer in Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, is developing technology to bring digital voice and high-speed data to underground mines. We cooperated with The published case study reflects a proof of concept at the NORCAT underground center in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Crossover Distribution, Sonim Technologies and Mutuallink have partnered with Rajant on this mining solution.
“Crossover is a great place to start,” said Darin Gibbons, executive vice president of Crossover, who grew up in the mining industry. “Rajant complements other technologies in the Crossover portfolio, such as Sonim and Mutualink. Rajant allows workers to seamlessly use their phones or wireless in the extreme environments of underground mines, replacing traditional Kinetic Mesh® systems. We were able to test and prove a cross-banding solution from VHF to VoIP phones that allows them to communicate on .
“I have worked in mines all my life and come from a family of miners in Canada,” said Darrell Gillis, Rajant Sales Director in Canada. “I know that intra-mine and ‘underground-to-surface’ communication has traditionally been accomplished using two-way radio frequencies on a single outdated ‘leaky feeder’ radiating cable network. These networks provide basic two-way wireless voice communications. However, they do not address communications at the mine face where production takes place. Crossover has integrated Rajant, Sonim, and Mutualink to form a mine-wide communications solution that improves safety, efficiency, and productivity. ”
To understand the solution, Rajant Kinetic Mesh BreadCrumbs® are placed in the drift alongside and through the existing leakage feeder system to extend coverage to the working face. Mutuallink GO KIT is installed on the surface and wired portions of Rajant wireless networks. The second port on the GO KIT connects to the VHF radio and provides wireless connectivity to the leakage feeder system. Push-to-talk functionality allows Sonin smartphones to communicate with miners from the mine face using a handheld, portable VHF radio.
More information can be found in the full case study and by visiting Rajant.com. Watch this video to learn more about Rajant subsurface testing at NORCAT.
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About Rajant Co., Ltd.
Rajant Corporation is a broadband communications technology company that invented Kinetic Mesh® networking, BreadCrumb® wireless nodes, and InstaMesh® networking software. Rajant enables customers to harness the power of real-time data to rapidly deploy adaptable, scalable networks that deliver on-demand, mission-critical business intelligence. A low-latency, high-throughput, secure solution for a variety of data, voice, video, and autonomous applications, Rajant’s kinetic mesh network provides industrial customers with complete mobility, allowing them to take their private network applications and data anywhere. will do so. With successful deployments in more than 80 countries for military, mining, ports, railroad, oil and gas, petrochemical plants, municipal, and agricultural customers, Rajant is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and has additional locations in Arizona and Kentucky. It has facilities and offices. For more information, visit Rajant.com or follow Rajant on LinkedIn and YouTube.
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