Pit & Quarry, January 2018
www kpijci com Boundless Telecom also layered on a network monitoring service to aid Alleyton Resource in the event of an outage was Internet Boundless Telecom utilizes two pieces of equipment to terminate the two services and layer its 24 7 network operations center monitoring on top to manage it all In the case of an outage Boundless Telecom is monitoring Alleytons connections to quickly isolate issues and deliver fixes One site specific problem Alleyton experienced before teaming with Boundless Telecom was related to a video camera monitoring a scale They were using a video monitor way back on a property Kerth says They tried to get fiber wire back to the scale but it was like a 30000 cost That just wasnt going to make sense So Alleyton went with 4G and Boundless Telecom provided a Cradlepoint router to boost the signal to the scale operation and subsequently stabilize the video There are some tricks to 4G Kerth says When youre in these remote areas you have to use directional antennas and a booster We boost the signal coming from the tower in tandem with that directional antenna Similar measures were taken at other Alleyton locations that resulted in positive outcomes for the companys use of telematics Our industry is really starting to move toward telematics Hollrah says Were going through some posits right now seeing how efficient operators are checking cycle times or if theres a holdup We want to be ready for that because thats where were really going to get the bang for our buck especially as we continue to grow P Q pitandquarry com January 2017 PIT QUARRY 21
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