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Orange satellite broadband connects Zapadnaya’s remote mine operations
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Improves safety by enabling remote collaboration with mining experts
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Digital mine technology from Orange Business Services is helping mining
companies expand into remote regions, automate operations and improve
safety protocols. Several of the top gold mining companies in the world,
including Zapadnaya Gold Mining, use fully integrated terrestrial and
satellite network services from Orange Business Services to connect
their digital mines.
The Orange Business Services integrated network allows Russian gold
mining company Zapadnaya to enjoy reliable unified communications and
video conferencing services between its headquarters and hard-to-reach
mining sites in Siberia and the Far East of Russia. This includes six
sites that Orange engineers connected entirely via satellite because of
their remote location.
With the Orange network solution, Zapadnaya has radically improved
collaboration and increased employee productivity over its eight
locations. The company uses the video conferencing and unified
communications solution for corporate training, business meetings and
remote resolution of business and technical issues. This has helped
Zapadnaya reduce costs while improving safety and productivity in its
gold mines.
Building the digital mine
Orange defines “digital mines” as state-of-the-art mining sites that
integrate network technology with smart, connected devices to provide
real-time collaboration. Video surveillance, IP sensors, Wi-Fi
connectivity and unified communications all contribute to increased
production, reduced safety-related issues and reduced operation costs.
For example, remote video technology can explore suspect shafts that are
too dangerous or unreachable by manned exploratory teams. Another
example includes remote sensors embedded in mining equipment for
tracking productivity and maintenance. This data can be shared over the
network to better guide the deployment of people and resources and
improve the effectiveness of mining operations.
“For many companies, unified communications improves employee
collaboration and efficiency, in addition to serving as a vital
substitute for expensive and lengthy business travel. Demand is growing
not only in Russia, but worldwide, and we have the expertise to help
empower companies with borderless collaboration solutions around the
world,” says Anne-Sophie Lotgering, senior vice president, Europe,
Russia and CIS, Orange Business Services.
"We use video conferencing via satellite communication as a reliable and
effective alternative to business trips and in-person visits. It helps
us control costs and improve safety across the organization. Through
video conferencing, our experts can take part in meetings and analyze
activities at our mines across Russia – for example in the Sakha
Republic and the Trans-Baikal region in the same day,” says Yuri
Shabanov, IT manager at Zapadnaya.
About Zapadnaya
Zapadnaya is an established, producing gold
mining group focused on exploration, development and production of gold
deposits in North-East of Russia and Eastern Siberia, Russia. Its
business comprises a balanced portfolio including two high quality
producing assets, Badran and Kedrovka, an open cut
project, Alexandrovskoye, and 5 geological exploration stage projects.
The Group’s operational assets at Badran and Kedrovka are well developed
and have a strong track record of gold production.
Badran (the oldest asset of the Group), Kedrovka, a high grade
underground mine, and Alexandrovskoye, an open pit mine (ore mining
commenced in H2 2013), have considerable exploration upside. Also,
Zapadnaya group of companies has a range of licenses for gold deposits
with big geological potential being at the stage of exploration and
evaluation.
The Group has over 35 years of operational experience of gold mining in
the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), where one of its producing assets is
located. The management team comprises a blend of technical know-how,
operational expertise, local knowledge and corporate experience.
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the
Orange branch dedicated to B2B services, is not only a telecom operator,
but also an IT solutions integrator and applications developer in France
and around the world. Its 20,000 employees support companies in all
areas of their digital transformation: mobile and collaborative
workspaces; IT/cloud infrastructure; fixed and mobile connectivity;
private and hybrid networks; applications for Internet of Things, 360°
customer experience and Big Data analytics; and cybersecurity thanks to
dedicated experts and infrastructure to protect information systems.
More than 3,000 multinational organizations and 2 million SOHOs,
enterprises and local authorities in France rely on Orange Business
Services as their trusted partner.
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