Product Code: MF-NCMS-20
The advent of powerful, digital technology solutions is changing the face of heavy industry. Now more than ever, analytics, automation, asset management, predictive maintenance, and location/tracking applications, among others, are de rigeur in the mining and upstream oil and gas (O&G) industries. This in turn is making robust, site-wide connectivity imperative, even in the remote, difficult to serve locations where most mines and oil fields are found.
Important developments in networking and communications technologies are also fueling this trend toward digitization, sometimes called Industry 4.0. Lower cost, software defined networking standards, lower latency millimeter-band spectrum-based solutions and longer battery life for Internet of Things (IoT) sensor networks are just some of the advances that make connectivity more powerful in industrial settings today.
This Navigant Research report provides an overview of the key networking and communications technologies being deployed at smart mines and in active digital oilfields, and provides an overview of the key industry trends, communications technologies, market drivers, and outlook for investment in networking and communications solutions for smart mines and digital oilfields. Wide area and near area networks (WANs and NANs), IoT sensor networks, and workforce communications and tracking networks are all described and included in the market forecasts, which extend through 2029.
Key Questions Addressed:
- How large is the market for investment in networking and communications at smart mines and digital oilfields, and how fast is it expected to grow?
- What networking technologies are dominant in smart mines and digital oilfields?
- Why are the mining and oil & gas industries embracing digital technology and connectivity?
- What are the key applications enabled by networking at smart mines and digital oilfields?
- Which networking technology vendors are active in the mining and O&G verticals and what solutions do they offer?
- Which are the largest O&G production and mining operators worldwide and where do they operate?
Who Needs This Report:
- Networking solutions vendors
- IoT solutions vendors
- Workforce communications vendors
- Oil & gas production firms
- Oil & gas services firms
- Oil & gas drilling firms
- Mining operators
- Federal and state policymakers
- Private financial institutions
- Universities and research organizations
- Investor community
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Market Outlook
2. Market Issues
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Mining Industry Basics
- 2.2.1. Surface Mining
- 2.2.2. Underground Mining
- 2.3. Digital Oilfields Basics
- 2.3.1. O&G Production
- 2.3.2. Onshore vs. Offshore
- 2.3.2.1. Onshore Production
- 2.3.2.2. Offshore Production
- 2.4. Applications and Market Drivers for Smart Mines and Digital Oilfields
- 2.4.1. Mobile Crew Communications, Tracking and Remote Collaboration
- 2.4.1.1. The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act
- 2.4.1.2. Remote Collaboration and Inspection
- 2.4.2. Improved Safety and Security Applications and Drivers
- 2.4.2.1. Real-Time Video Surveillance
- 2.4.2.2. Internet of Things Sensor Networks for Safety, Environmental Protection, and Regulatory Compliance
- 2.4.3. Improved Efficiency and Automation Applications and Drivers
- 2.4.3.1. Maximizing Production and Exploiting Hard-to-Find Sites
- 2.4.3.2. SCADA and Analytics
- 2.4.3.3. Asset Management and Predictive Maintenance
- 2.4.3.4. Automation and Robotics
- 2.4.3.4.1. Fleet Management
- 2.4.3.5. Data Back Up and Redundancy
- 2.4.4. Crew Welfare and Quality of Life Applications and Drivers
- 2.4.4.1. Medical Emergencies
- 2.4.4.2. Corporate Social Responsibility
- 2.5. Market Barriers
- 2.6. Regional Factors
- 2.6.1. Global Mining
- 2.6.1.1. Major Global Mining Operators
- 2.6.2. Global O&G
- 2.6.2.1. Major Global Exploration and Production Operators
3. Technology Issues
- 3.1. Introduction to Smart Mine and Digital Oilfield Networking and Communications Technologies
- 3.2. Communications Requirements
- 3.3. WANs
- 3.3.1. Fiber Optics
- 3.3.2. Pt2Pt Microwave and Pt2Mpt
- 3.3.3. Satellite
- 3.4. NANs
- 3.4.1. Mesh Networks
- 3.4.1.1. ABB Wireless Mesh Network Mining Case Study
- 3.4.1.2. Ultra High Frequency
- 3.4.2. Public and Private Cellular
- 3.4.3. Wi-Fi
- 3.5. IoT Sensor Networks for Asset Tracking and Maintenance Monitoring
- 3.5.1. LPWA-based Sensor Networks
- 3.5.2. Precision Global Navigation Satellite System
- 3.6. Workforce Communications and Tracking
- 3.6.1. LMR
- 3.6.2. Underground Mine Workforce Communications and Tracking
- 3.6.2.1. Leaky Feeder
- 3.6.2.2. Phones
- 3.6.2.3. Medium Frequency
- 3.6.2.4. Through-the-Earth Communications
- 3.6.2.5. Radio Frequency Identification
- 3.7. Ruggedization, Safety, and Security Standards
4. Key Industry Players
- 4.1. Networking and Communications Technology and Services Providers to Smart Mines and Digital Oilfields
5. Market Forecasts
- 5.1. Global Outlook for Networking and Communications in Smart Mines and Digital Oilfields
- 5.2. Conclusions and Recommendations
- 5.2.1. Recommendations for Mining and O&G Operators
- 5.2.2. Recommendations for Communications Equipment Providers
6. Acronym and Abbreviation List
7. Table of Contents
8. Table of Charts and Figures
9. Scope of Study and Methodology
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