Major underground coal mine buys ActiveMine(TM) system
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Purchase order marks first commercial installation in Illinois of an
ActiveMine wireless voice communications and tracking system
The initial installation, scheduled for
ActiveMine wireless Wi-Fi network equipment will be installed in all operating areas of the mine and in tunnels linking the network to the surface. Initial requirements will include network equipment and handsets, with tracking capability to be added later.
“Our new customer selected ActiveMine because of the productivity gains it makes possible,” said
Deployment of the system is subject to MSHA approval of ActiveMine’s wireless Wi-Fi telephones. Certification of the phones – the final stage of MSHA approvals for ActiveMine – is expected soon.
Active Control partner Fairmont Supply Company provided the initial customer contact that led to the purchase order.
About ActiveMine
The ActiveMine communications, data and tracking system enables monitoring of production, personnel and equipment in all types of surface and underground mining environments, including coal and hard rock mines. ActiveMine is positioned to bring to mining what the Internet brought to the world. The system is designed to:
- Provide the world's first standards-based Wi-Fi + IP network for the
underground mining industry with a 54Mb wireless backhaul.
- Provide full duplex, clear voice communications and tracking as
required by law in US underground coal mines.
- Provide ample bandwidth to move existing legacy applications onto a
single standards-based network, eliminating multiple proprietary
networks.
- Enable the deployment of an unprecedented array of new IP-based
applications in mines - applications that are not possible with
current proprietary and antiquated wired networks.
- Enable the deployment of any Wi-Fi device in mines, thereby driving
the availability of new devices, controlling costs, and freeing mine
operators from being locked into proprietary technology.
About Active Control Technology
ACT designs and markets wireless network control and communication systems for buildings and mining. Located in
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