Case Study: Heathgate Resources achieves resilient remote mine connectivity with Peplink SpeedFusion and Starlink

Heathgate Resources keeps mining online with Peplink after fire, reaching 1.3 Gbps

Heathgate Resources, a uranium mining company, faced a significant challenge at its remote Beverley mine site: its primary microwave link was backed by only a 2 Mbps satellite connection. This was insufficient to maintain full operations and workforce welfare during an outage. To build a resilient network, Heathgate worked with vendor Peplink to implement a solution using its SpeedFusion technology.

Peplink's solution bonded eight Starlink connections into a single, high-bandwidth link using an EPX router and a FusionHub. This provided the mine with a robust backup connection capable of 1.3 Gbps down and 250 Mbps up. The results were proven when a fire destroyed the primary microwave tower; the Peplink system took over with zero downtime, ensuring continuous operations and connectivity for over 250 workers.

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