Previously Published by Mining Journal, June 24, 2014 Expanding mining house First Quantum Minerals Ltd has engaged NYSE-listed Level 3 Communications to fully connect its global portfolio of operations and project sites.
Level 3 said it was contracted by FQM to consolidate “a number of its legacy communication providers globally”, using the technology company’s Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network to link offices and datacentres in Europe, North America and Canada to operations in remote parts of Finland and Western Australia.
A combination of fixed-line and satellite technology, and an extensive regional partner network, would enable Level 3 to ensure FQM mines in Africa and South America also remained reliably connected via a “robust network [that] supports the use of data-intensive applications and provides on-site staff with critical business applications, as well as high-bandwidth Internet connectivity”.
Level 3 Communications had a market capitalisation this week of US$10.6 billion.
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