Mining

Geophysicists, geologists, engineers and other mining specialists spend much of their time exploring for new deposits in areas where even basic communications do not exist. With satellite communications from Satwest, they don't have to be out of touch even when working in these remote areas, as our services are accessible worldwide.

With BGAN standard IP connection, your team can check emails, pick up important messages, and send progress reports directly from the field. More importantly perhaps, they can send test data from the site to the lab for analysis, in real-time, and get decisions back in real time too, saving valuable time and money.

Not only does BGAN help save significant time and money. Exploration teams can use BGAN to keep in touch with family and friends when away from home for weeks at a time, helping to minimize feelings of isolation.

If they need backup, perhaps because of an accident or medical emergency, they can get in touch immediately and know help will be deployed straight away.

All you need to access the service is a highly compact and portable BGAN terminal and a laptop. The portable terminals fit easily inside a backpack alongside a laptop and take less than five minutes to get online, with no technical expertise needed. Once set up, remote teams have always-available access to corporate applications such as email, the internet, intranet and databases to enable them to share exploration data.