/Underground Connectivity:
Voice, Data and Tracking
Reliable connectivity in active underground environments
High speed, low latency, improved security, and increased reliability
Strata delivers smarter, more resilient, and software-defined underground connectivity
Voice
Communication
DIGITALBRIDGE PLUS+ - DIGITIZED LEAKY FEEDER
- Quality VHF radio communication with rugged push-to-talk portable radios
- High-speed Ethernet capability (~1 Gbps) for Wi-Fi access points and fixed Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phones
- Leaky feeder - Land Mobile Radio (LMR) or Digital Mobile Radio (DMR Tier III)
- Text messaging capabilities
- Intrinsically Safe (IS) models available for gaseous environments
DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO (DMR TIER III) TRUNKED SYSTEM
- Clear, structured, secure communication across the site
- Trunked system with call groups and private encrypted calls
- Text messaging
- Rugged push-to-talk portable and mobile radios
- 50W repeaters for surface coverage
WI-FI & VOIP
- Industrial-grade Wi-Fi access points compatible with any industry standard 802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi device
- Push-to-talk with Smartphones
- Fixed VoIP phones
- Mobile SIP phones
FIBER
INFRASTRUCTURE
- Redundant fiber bundles for mission-critical assets — including TBMs, PLCs, and pumps
- Modular infrastructure option*
- Continuous fiber status monitoring
- Fast connection and management of devices:
- -Wi-Fi Access Points
- -Video Cameras
- -VoIP Phones
- -Atmospheric Monitoring Systems
- -Gas Detection
- -Dust Detection
- -Fire Detection
- -Alarm Systems
- Optional Bluetooth® for location tracking
- *Strata's CONNECT Network offers a “quick connect”, modular system design that enhances usability and flexibility and makes network modifications and expansions easy.
DIGITIZED LEAKY FEEDER:
DIGITALBRIDGE PLUS+
- Fully independent and redundant data communication network
- Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) breakout for fast connection and management of devices:
- -Wi-Fi Access Points
- -Video Cameras
- -VoIP Phones
- -Atmospheric Monitoring Systems
- -Gas Detection
- -Dust Detection
- -Fire Detection
- -Alarm Systems
- Optional Bluetooth® for location tracking
- High-speed data network provides a ~1Gbps communication path
- Easy to use and maintain coaxial cable, simplifies expansion
- UL Class 1 Division 2 certified for use in gaseous environments
Wi-Fi Coverage
ACCESS POINTS (AP)
Industrial-grade Wi-Fi access points connected to fiber or DigitalBRIDGE Plus+ infrastructures at Ethernet break-out points.
DigitalBRIDGE Plus+ provides Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) break-out points
Industry standard 802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax wireless access for all compatible devices throughout the underground space and on the TBM as needed
Centralized management with secure whitelist access
Optional integrated Bluetooth® gateways to provide location tracking for personnel, vehicles and equipment
WI-FI OVER COAX (WOC)
Wi-Fi over Coax (WoC) further enhances coverage by providing long-distance linear Wi-Fi coverage along a radiating coaxial cable
Offers continuous connectivity for mobile industrial applications
Helps eliminate connectivity losses due to handoffs and dead zones
No line-of-sight requirements
Ideal for smaller-diameter tunnels
Effective Networking
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