A remote base operated by Macarthur Minerals Limited can now stay in contact with the wider world thanks to the scalable communication solution designed and deployed by Pactel International.
Macarthur Minerals canvasses Western Australia in search of exploitable iron ore resources. The company set up its exploration camp at a remote location 240km north west of Kalgoorlie, well out of reach of any established fiber optic cable or terrestrial network.
The Macarthur Minerals camp needs to keep in constant touch with the Canadian-listed iron ore development company's headquarters. In addition, it also needs to provide for the personal communications needs of its staff, many of whom live on-site.
Pactel installed an end-to-end, managed satellite communications solution that can handle the company's corporate voice and data applications while also meeting the staff's recreational traffic needs at the same time. The scalable design can account for future growth and expansion of the camp's communication infrastructure and population.
Pactel employed its bandwidth management capabilities in support of the site's needs and the personal needs of the site's staff. Pactel engineers used cutting-edge Quality of Service (QoS) technology to prioritise voice telephony and corporate data over personal traffic. The QoS component priotizes Macarthur’s day-to-day work and communication. Remaining satellite capacity is allocated to worker welfare traffic.
Acceleration technology further enhanced and tweaked the satellite link to ensure clear and reliable communications. The acceleration platform improves the camp's speed of communications with both Macarthur’s corporate network and the public Internet through local caching of both Internet content and rich media.
Pactel also deployed wireless coverage throughout the camp by the use of a locally-managed portal with user login control. This wireless network can support personal devices used by the staff for business and tecreational purposes.
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