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title: Surface Mine Communication
description: Surface mine communications. Radio system equipment, antennas &coverage extensions for cellular & private LTE networks.
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![Surface mining](https://products.rfi.com.au/hubfs/Communications%20header%20(1).png)

# Surface Mine Communications

## EXPERTS IN SURFACE MINE SOLUTIONS

RFI has been supplying radio network equipment to the mining and resource industry for over four decades - we are the trusted name for performance and reliability when it comes to providing that vital communication for surface mine sites.

The need for critical radio networks in harsh environments is as relevant today as it has ever been. In addition to our traditional radio system equipment, RFI also provides antennas and coverage extensions for the cellular and private LTE networks that are increasingly used for the automation of mining and resources operations.

Our equipment is used to enable:

### RELIABLE VOICE RADIO

RFI equipment sits behind the largest and most reliable radio networks.

Our solutions and technologies are used in government, commercial, and construction projects nationally.  We are the number one choice when selecting:

- **[Base antennas](https://www.rfi.com.au/search?keywords=base%20antenna):** When it comes to VHF and UHF antennas, RFI consistently outperforms the competition every time.  
- **Mobile antennas for vehicles:** many of the [public safety networks](https://products.rfi.com.au/public-safety?hsLang=en) turn to RFI for the superior range and robustness.
- **Channelised repeaters:** RFI’s[DSPbR platform](https://www.rfi.com.au/comms-products/coverage-enhancement/channel-selective-bdas-dspbr)is used to extend the radio network coverage of Australia’s largest iron ore mines using either off-air or fibre-fed donor signals.
- **[Multi-coupling](https://products.rfi.com.au/en-au/en-au/multicoupling-monitoring?hsLang=en):** our equipment resides in the radio head-ends of most mine radio networks.

![Above Groundmine ](https://products.rfi.com.au/hubfs/Above%20groundmine%20.png "Above Groundmine ")

![Cellular - Private LTE Network Extension](https://products.rfi.com.au/hubfs/Website%20images%20(1).png "Cellular - Private LTE Network Extension")

### CELLULAR / PRIVATE LTE NETWORK EXTENSION

in the last decade, cellular data networks have played an increasingly important role in automating mining operations and providing live visibility of productivity.

Whether a mine’s cellular network is supplied by a carrier, or they have built their own private LTE system, RFI’s equipment is used to extend the coverage of these networks:

- [CEL-FI repeaters](https://www.rfi.com.au/search?keywords=cel-fi%20repeaters), which improve coverage at the fringes of the network or inside buildings by repeating the cellular signal inside the cabin of vehicles or remote buildings or workshops on the site.
- [LTE antennas](https://www.rfi.com.au/search?keywords=LTE%20antennas): for base stations and mobile vehicles.

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