Connectivity between the surface and your underground operations is essential to ensuring you are on track to reduce the energy costs of your mine and make productivity gains. Short interval control (SIC) is an increasingly adopted approach to improve production during a shift, however without the right connectivity systems in place your mine is at risk of missing the valuable improvement opportunities it offers.

“Technology is best when it brings people together.” Matt Mullenweg Introducing the MST Global Technology Series – #MSTtechtalk. Hosted by Nicolette Baker, this series is a deep dive into our approach around solving industry needs, whilst sharing our customer stories. Episode one features Denis Kent, Product Manager who has been with the business for over … Continued

Today, MST Global, announce the upcoming release of their new smartphone and network solution, Cortex. The phone and network will be used as the primary communication solution for harsh underground environments. The Cortex solution has push-to-talk, VoIP, a voice and messaging server, tracking capability and emergency broadcast functionality. These features allow personnel underground to communicate … Continued

Loyalty from customers and partners has driven continued growth and we are expanding our Brisbane office to include additional customer support and warehousing capability. As such, we will move our Sydney warehouse to a new Brisbane office location. This move will enable us to increase the speed of service and support to our customers throughout … Continued

Today, MST Global released the much-anticipated AXON platform. AXON is the next generation of smart network infrastructure solutions built for underground needs today with future technologies in mind. AXON, is a high bandwidth fibre network switch that allows multiple Wi-Fi access points to provide safety, voice and tracking capability for people and assets. In addition, … Continued

MST Global’s Wireless Repeater Node (WRN) has received IECEx Ex ia Ma certification allowing the Wi-Fi mesh device to be used in underground coal mines where IEC standards are followed. “As Automation and IoT become more embedded into operations, the need for reliable, high-bandwidth connectivity being maintained right to the working face has never been … Continued

The WRN (Wireless Repeater Node) is MST Global’s industry leading self-meshing network extender. Intended for the ad-hoc extension of a mine’s existing Wi-Fi network, for example MST’s IMPACT Network, the WRN enables VoIP, tracking and data transport to be taken right into the active faces and drives where it is needed most. The WRN is … Continued

MST Global (MST) is introducing the new AXON UPS range of power supplies.  MST has developed an extensive range of network solutions and safety equipment for harsh environment operations and are recognized worldwide for their intelligent, industry-spec software and hardware solutions. A critical part of any network is the power supply which is often viewed … Continued

NOTE: on 8 September 2023, MST Global announced the FUSION Radio hardware and associated products (FUSION Voice, FUSION Link) as reaching end of life. In mining operations, communication is mission critical.  In harsh underground environments, communications solutions need speed, clarity, and redundancy. Effective communication helps improve safety, productivity and efficiency and the MST FUSION platform … Continued