PUSH-TO-TALK / MINING
Mining and underground communications
Instant Connect Enterprise™ (ICE) is an IP-based tactical communications platform that helps enhance autonomous operations, incident response, and miner safety in any terrain—underground, above ground, and across remote mining sites.
IP-based communications
Push-to-talk platform built for mining teams
Mining sites are challenging, high-stakes environments where communication across devices and networks is critical to safety and productivity. The Instant Connect Enterprise™ (ICE) platform unifies radios, smartphones, computers, phone systems, IoT systems, process control systems, and more on a single IP-based network, allowing for seamless communication across underground, surface, and remote operations.
The ICE push-to-talk app integrates with your existing infrastructure—radio, LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, telephony, etc.—to connect the entire workforce without disrupting existing workflows or scrapping investments in costly assets.
The result is a scalable solution that minimizes communication gaps to maximize situational awareness—for faster, safer responses to incidents.
Comms tech for miners
New ways to communicate. Smarter ways to manage.
ICE integrates with LTE-, 5G-, and IoT-based operations to enhance how mining teams communicate and manage workflows. From fast system setup to dynamic patching of talk channels, miners can connect in new ways—no matter the network, device, or environment.
Dynamic Talk Groups
Instantly patch users, groups, channels, or other patches for fast, focused collaboration.
ICE Wizard
An intuitive web app for configuring an ICE system on-premises, in the cloud, or air-gapped.
Emergency Alerts
Send and receive critical notifications across all devices — radios included — for faster response.
Ops Log
Automatically capture and store voice, text, notes, and comments across every channel associated with an operation.
Private 5G
5G-ready tactical communications platform
Private 5G networks promise to transform mining. But supporting multiple networks for radio, data, and voice communications can lead to silos and delays that threaten productivity and safety. ICE overcomes this by bridging radios, smartphones, computers, phone systems, IoT systems, and more onto a single 5G network. Miners also gain extended radio functionality with access to additional features that keep everyone in the know, including private calls, location tracking, and emergency alerts.
$2.15B+
5G in mining market size in 2023 (Source)
34.55% CAGR
Expected growth rate of 5G in mining by 2029 (Source)
$12.75B
Projected 5G in mining market size by 2029 (Source)
Bridge radio & LTE/5G
Take radio communications to the next level
Cherish your radios? No problem. ICE bridges radio to LTE and 5G networks, opening up new capabilities for miners using legacy handheld radios.
Private Calls
Talk one-on-one with colleagues without disrupting shared channels.
Texts
Send and receive basic text messages directly from a radio.
Emergency Alerts
Radio users can send and receive critical notifications over any network and device.
Location Tracking
Monitor personnel and assets in real time to enhance safety and coordination.
Simpler operations. Higher productivity.
Why you need the most interoperable Voice-over-IP platform designed for mining teams and frontline operations...
Simple
Enhance and consolidate devices
Whether it's augmenting or replacing radios, or moving operations to private LTE/5G networks—we'll ease your transition.
Safe
Reduce dangerous delays and silos
Eliminate gaps in communication and add alerts like "Worker down" to protect your teams, above ground and underground.
Efficient
Leverage existing assets
Keep your infrastructure intact, connecting and enhancing the devices, systems, and equipment you already own.
Digital radio interoperability
Extend or replace radio
ICE extends the reach of your radio systems by allowing them to communicate with other radio systems, as well as with IP-connected devices like smartphones, laptops, and desktops. Everything — voice, text, alerts, and data — runs over IP. If you want to move beyond radio, we can put you on the path to full radio replacement. The choice is yours.
Learn more about PTT interoperability
Curious about radio replacement?
We'll take you there.
Use case: Smart geofence
Alert
Assemble
Resolve
An autonomous transport vehicle passes through a smart geofence surrounding an extraction zone. An alert message is sent to ICE.
ICE automatically creates a talk group connecting on-site handlers and a remote supervisor.
The vehicle is rapidly loaded and deployed to the nearest processing site.
Ready to get started?
Get in touch. We'll show you how Instant Connect reduces gaps in communications and accelerates incident response.