ICT Enables Intelligent Mine Information Infrastructure

The development of intelligent mines depends on one critical factor: the rollout of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure. To get it right, however, a range of challenges need to be addressed first.

·  There is a lack of industry standards: Interconnection between enterprise information systems is difficult and costly to establish, holding back system upgrades and evolution.
·  Interfaces are disparate:The interfaces of production devices are not unified, meaning that the value of data can't be unleashed.
·  Data is siloed: With existing systems siloed, system deployment is costly and data circulation and collaborative application are severely restricted.
·  Security is too lax: Security for equipment Operating Systems (OSs) and networks are proving inadequate to handle modern threats..

The key to overcoming these challenges lies in achieving three unifications: a unified platform, unified standards, and unified security. Guided by mine industrial internet architecture, Huawei's next generation ICT — from MineHarmony OS and a mine integrated bearing network to cloud infrastructure and a digital platform — empowers every mine with intelligence, unlocking the value of mine equipment data and applications. With these technologies in place, mining enterprises are able to build future-oriented, safe, efficient, and intelligent mines.