Mining giant Anglo American believes the introduction of underground Wi-Fi will change the mining industry.
The company is rolling out Wi-Fi and smartphones to improve productivity, working conditions, and safety.
This will allow miners to communicate more easily, allowing problems to be resolved faster.
According to Adolph Nhlapo from Anglo American Coal South Africa, “Instead of a conventional format, we will instead have more mobile platforms to communicate more efficiently. With instant messaging, things will be resolved a lot quicker.”
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Source – eNCA
