The mining communication technology provider 3D-P has added Rajant Corporation’s Kinetic Mesh product line to the company’s of wireless technologies and expertise. 3D-P has a long history of designing and deploying wireless networks for the open pit mining vertical, with over 80 mine-wide deployments around the world. The agreement with Rajant Corporation names 3D-P as a Kinetic Mesh Solution Partner for the mining industry, allowing 3D-P to apply their extensive knowledge of outdoor wireless mesh networking to the deployment of Rajant technology globally.
Rajant Corporation recognises that 3D-P meets the following requirements of their Kinetic Mesh Solution Partner Program:
- Core wireless design and network expertise, tailored to the mining industry. In addition to demonstrating expertise in Rajant technology the partner must also offer expertise in the design, implementation, and ongoing value added services for all of the supporting technology used in the LAN, back-haul, and distribution network layers that support a successful wireless deployment.
- Application expertise in a wide variety of third party mining applications, including their associated communication protocols and networking requirements.
- Integration expertise in a wide variety of third party mining specific hardware platforms and software applications, including their respective interfaces. The partner must demonstrate a working knowledge of the hardware and software tools required to successfully integrate these platforms and applications onto a Rajant wireless network, providing easy access to the stakeholder’s data.
Ron White, Vice President of Technology and CTO at 3D-P said:“Merging 3D-P’s proven outdoor wireless design philosophies with the high throughput, low latency, and roaming capabilities of the Rajant Kinetic Mesh product line is truly exciting, providing a major capability shift in wireless networking for mining”.
“3D-P is our first Kinetic Mesh Solution Partner and the timing could not be more perfect. With the current market acceleration we are witnessing in the mining industry and in vehicle-to-vehicle communications, we look forward to having 3D-P’s support and expertise in bringing these opportunities to fruition,” stated Paul Hellhake, CTO at Rajant.”