Motorola Solutions’ Critical Communication Links Keep Essential Services Running for Rio Tinto Aluminium
April 22 2020 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
- Mission critical TETRA communication consoles linked from mine
sites to new Disaster Recovery Centre
- Advanced solution rapidly deployed in just five days
- System delivers reliable, uninterrupted communication to keep
employees and infrastructure safe
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) is helping Rio Tinto to continue
supplying its customers while protecting people and communities
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The two companies partnered to design and roll-out a back-up
communications solution for Rio Tinto Aluminium’s Integrated
Operations Centre (IOC), in Brisbane, Queensland. The system
enables continued critical communications between mines during an
emergency and was developed and deployed in just five days.
The existing IOC provides 24/7 monitoring of all safety,
production and quality aspects at remote bauxite mine sites in
Weipa, Queensland and Gove, Northern Territory and is essential to
coordinating Rio Tinto’s bauxite supply to Australian alumina
plants and export markets.
If the IOC becomes inaccessible for any reason, Rio Tinto can
continue tracking mine production movements via its
mission-critical TETRA digital two-way radio communications system
which feeds directly into the mining organisation’s Disaster
Recovery Centre.
Rio Tinto uses a combination of robust and reliable TETRA
DIMETRA™ and MOTOTRBO™ radio handsets and dispatch consoles across
the mine sites to monitor and manage field operations safely and
efficiently.
The solution forms an important part of Rio Tinto’s business
continuity plans to keep operations running safely throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic, enabling commercial supply chain continuity and
planning for future eventualities.
Motorola Solutions continues to closely monitor the widespread
impact of COVID-19 and is committed to supporting the critical
communications, safety and security needs of its enterprise and
public safety and customers globally.
Martin Chappell, General Manager of Energy and Natural Resources
for Motorola Solutions Australia & New Zealand said “Any
communications equipment used in mining must adhere to the highest
standards to keep workers safe and maintain security and
reliability across the entire operation.”
“Through a combination of rugged radios, purpose-built dispatch
consoles and essential back-up links, we are providing Rio Tinto
Aluminium with effective protection for its people and assets to
ensure business continuity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic”,
Chappell said.
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Damien Batey Director of Communications, Asia Pacific
Motorola Solutions T: +61 428 036 806 E:
damien.batey@motorolasolutions.com
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