Utilising the satellite uplink capability of the MobileNet product, a component of the Mine-1-1 offering, the demonstration was simultaneously transmitted live from a coal mine to the National Mine Health and Safety Academy offices in Beckley, West Virginia late last month.
MSHA representatives, in the Beckley office, viewed the underground movement of the miners and the capability of real-time messaging.
“Not only did the demonstration show definitively that the Mine-1-1 solution provides real-time tracking and monitoring of miners as they move about the mine, as well as two-way voice and data communication with the miners, the remote viewing of the demo showcased the unparalleled flexibility of the system,” Mainline Communications president Hugh McDavid said.
Mine-1-1, targeted for the US mining industry, is a partnership between iPackets, North Carolina-based AFL Network Services' Enterprise Division and Kentucky-based Mainline Communications.
The Mine-1-1 product offering consists of iPackets' iPMine mine-safety product, AFL Network Services' MobileNet product, network design and integration, and Mainline's sales and marketing expertise, communications installation and deployment services.
