1.0Orion Satellite Systemshttps://orionsat.com.auBryan Weatherallhttps://orionsat.com.au/author/bryan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://orionsat.com.au/choosing-the-right-provider-the-questions-to-ask-and-pitfalls-to-avoid-when-in-need-of-satellite-communication-for-mining-projects/">Choosing the right provider: The questions to ask and pitfalls to avoid when in need of satellite communication for mining projects</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://orionsat.com.au/choosing-the-right-provider-the-questions-to-ask-and-pitfalls-to-avoid-when-in-need-of-satellite-communication-for-mining-projects/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Choosing the right provider: The questions to ask and pitfalls to avoid when in need of satellite communication for mining projects” — Orion Satellite Systems" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://orionsat.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OSS-XXX-XXX-mining-planning-hard-hat-scaled.jpg25601706Both geo-remote connectivity and critical connectivity are important considerations within mining and supporting organisations. However, the role they play varies not only from project to project but also throughout each part of the project lifecycle. With large and small projects alike connectivity can often become an afterthought and get lost within the other elements to