Let's get digital--The move towards digital communications in mines is opening up new opportunities

摘要

Constant communication is critical in mining. You always have to be in touch, be contactable. So ensuring that when something happens, you can be heard is more than a little important. Which is why the constant incremental shift towards digital radio and communications networks in mining is one of the most important, if under recognised, changes happening today. Speaking to Motorola's Damien Tyrrell, he told Australian Mining that the industry is seeing not just a more rapid uptake of digital radio, but of completely digital networks, as "today's digital technology is allowing miners to change the way they operate.