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Meshing well

Ailbhe Goodbody talked to Robert Schena, CEO and chairman of Rajant Corp, and Charles Byrd, director of sales engineering at Rajant, about the importance of good underground communications networks and how demand has exploded in recent years

Ailbhe Goodbody
Once networks like Rajant’s became pervasive, data from sensors on mining vehicles became available in real time

Once networks like Rajant’s became pervasive, data from sensors on mining vehicles became available in real time

Why is it so important to maintain connectivity underground? Charles Byrd (CB): From our conversations with mining equipment manufacturers and the mines themselves, safety is the number one reason to...

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