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Eutelsat OneWeb and AST Networks' LEO (Low earth orbit) satellite connectivity can dramatically improve the increasingly digital need to optimise costs and improve operational performance from remote locations. IoT-based asset management, remote diagnostics, optimal equipment utilisation, and compliance with environmental and other requirements will be supported by LEO connectivity. 

Mining operations are becoming increasingly digital, producing vast amounts of data daily. OneWeb services offer low latencies of less than 70 milliseconds and downloads of 150 Mbps, enabling cloud-based software to centralise enterprise resource planning (ERP) across all sites. This will improve operations across the mine, including procurement, health and safety, resourcing, and accounting. 

LEO connectivity can also be integrated into SD-WAN networks to provide a complete network solution for both remote sites and headquarters locations. 

## Meeting mining operation demands

With over 30 years of experience in the mining sector, AST Networks are experts in providing all requirements to enable the efficient running of mining sites from initial exploration, construction to production and ongoing maintenance of all communications solutions. 

## Employee welfare

Low cost and high-speed connectivity deliver real value without compromising staff welfare and safety. Having staff reliable connected makes a positive impact on morale, skill level, and safety of workers and can even make it easier to recruit new, talented people to work in remote locations. 

## Driving greater operational efficiency

Fast data communication paves the way for a greater range of applications that save costs and reduce risks, such as autonomous operations, asset management,  drone monitoring, and real-time data analytics. New data flows and specialist cloud-based applications, such as for groundwater, tailing dams, or geophysical research. 

In addition, to ongoing maintenance, safety, location, and use monitoring of fixed and mobile equipment.  

## Bespoke data management

In addition to giving owners and passengers access to their own entertainment and content, AST Networks can help them calculate the impact of their data use to make sure they have the right connection to suit their needs. By offering in-depth visibility and control of the networks and data used by the vessel, our INTEGRA services put the control in the owner/captain’s hand via the easy-to-use My AST Portal.

## Community support

Mining companies can support the local population and help bridge the digital divide in underserved regions by introducing the internet to remote locations.

[Learn more about Eutelsat OneWeb](https://theastgroup-production-app-v48om.ondigitalocean.app/solutions/one-web)

AST Networks are experts in providing remote communication solutions to enable the efficient running of mining sites from initial exploration, construction to production and ongoing maintenance of all communications solutions.  

Mining Solutions

Reliable connectivity is also vital for asset management and monitoring the safety of remote workers and is an important factor to their wellbeing.

Exploration

AST Networks provide a wide range of global satellite communications solutions for both the mining and resource sectors ranging from simple handheld satellite phones and radios to complex corporate internet communication solutions for mining or exploration camps.

If you’re moving about during the exploration phases, [BGAN terminals](https://www.ast-networks.com/case-studies/connecting-remote-mining-sites) are an excellent choice as they are light, portable, easy to use and provide high transfer rates, as well as voice service and SMS text messaging.

Robust and reliable communications

During the construction phase, communications will be at their highest with voice and data being used at an extreme rate. During this phase a [fixed VSAT system](/solutions/land-connectivity) is most often recommended, allowing for high [bandwidth usage and full network management via INTEGRA](/solutions/comms-and-bandwidth-management) from AST Networks. 
 
AST Networks can remove the need for a costly and unreliable terrestrial network during the construction phase, instead, connecting monitoring devices, automated machinery and personnel on-line through a satellite network.

Construction

Our combined satcoms solutions also supports [remote worker welfare](/solutions/remote-and-lone-workers). From satellite comms that provides connectivity to home and recreational services through to handling medical emergencies.

Our software tracking solutions can also play a vital role in either accident prevention or providing alerts in case of a medical emergency.  

Remote worker welfare

Related Insights

M2M and IOT solutions such as remote monitoring of site security, access control, [asset tracking and management](/solutions/land-io-t-and-asset-management) become of critical importance.



Production

AST Networks can lower operational costs by monitoring site security and surveillance in real-time. Whilst our IRIS terminal management and remote monitoring and control solution can; 

- Save time when safety is critical 
- Reduce cost of managing devices and need for site visits 
- Streamline processes 
- Improve decision making 

IRIS is versatile and customisable and is suitable for a wide range of uses from, pressure and sensor monitoring to personnel tracking. 

IRIS terminal management

Ranging from simple handheld satellite handsets and radios to complete [VSAT systems](/solutions/land-connectivity) and complex corporate internet communication solutions for mining or exploration camps. 

[AST Networks' M2M and IoT satellite solutions](/solutions/land-io-t-and-asset-management)  provide remote monitoring and surveillance options that enable lower operational costs and provide real-time data transfer and sharing, facilitating immediate decision making.   

We offer satellite communications systems and equipment which increase lone-worker safety and allow operations to comply with environmental and regulatory standards. 

[Download our Mining Capability Statement](https://theastgroup-production.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/068ee275dbf6364785d6ee39ca5d7e3b.pdf?updated_at=2022-10-06T12:47:46.891Z)  

We provide satellite communications services for the mining industry, including communications, data, and broadband solutions.

Satellite communications services for the mining industry

Mining

Digital transformation has become an important in the highly specialised energy and utility industries. With new technologies offering greater insight into production, processing, and distribution. It helps manage market volatility while improving the management of existing resources. 

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How Eutelsat OneWeb low earth orbit LEO connectivity can help the Energy Industry

Low-Latency, high-speed and FREE connectivity. 

Try Maritime connectivity from OneWeb for 30 days FREE with no commitment*. For limited period only, maritime users can sign up to our OneWeb Maritime service and get two months airtime and hardware at no cost.*

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'Try before you buy' OneWeb Maritime Service

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Coverage is due to expand further in Q2 2024

**Land & Maritime Coverage Q1 2024**

Connectivity 25° N and S including
- Europe 
- North America
- North Sea
- Mediterranean


If you’re a commercial business looking for satellite connectivity [contact us for more details](https://www.ast-networks.com/contact/?utm_source=onewebpage)

OneWeb's Coverage

Powered by OneWeb’s constellation of 648 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and backed up by AST Networks' 30 years of experience in remote communication solutions – our partnership is based on the shared belief that remote, faultless connectivity is essential to delivering operational excellence.

- High speed – always
- Low latency
- Affordability

#### [Contact us for more details](https://www.ast-networks.com/contact/?utm_source=onewebpage)

Bringing you the future of remote connectivity

OneWeb is building an unparalleled end-to-end system that will supply broadband-style data speeds to every part of the world. Our network is in its final phase of deployment to meet this truly global IT challenge.

Improving remote connectivity

By working together, AST Networks and OneWeb will provide fast, flexible, next-generation connectivity solutions. With global coverage, users will be able to access seamless connectivity in even the most remote locations on land and at sea.


- Land connectivity 50°N as of Q4 2022
- Land connectivity 25°N and S as of Q3 2023
- Maritime connectivity 50°N as of Q1 2023
- Maritime connectivity 25°N and S as of Q3 2023
- Global coverage by the end of Q2 2024


OneWeb and AST

AST Networks is an independent provider of remote communication services with 30 years’ experience in delivering solutions to both maritime and land-based sectors.  

Our experienced team of connectivity experts, network specialists and installation engineers are [located all around the world in our offices](https://theastgroup-production-app-v48om.ondigitalocean.app/locations) in the UK, Europe, Americas, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.  We are a part of the future of connectivity.

By working together with OneWeb, we will provide fast, flexible, next-generation connectivity solutions. With global coverage, users will be able to access seamless connectivity in even the most remote locations on land and at sea.

The AST advantage

OneWeb’s innovative LEO (Low Earth Orbit) constellation provides ground-breaking high-speed connectivity partnering together with AST Networks' experience and knowledge. The satellite constellation is a planned initial 648-satellite constellation.

Oneweb’s satellites, orbiting at only 1200km, are 30 times closer to earth than geo satellites and 8 times closer than MEO satellites. This low altitude provides unrivalled 100ms low-latency connectivity, allowing vessels, passengers, and crew to access the same tools and experiences as on land.

#### [Contact us for more details](https://www.ast-networks.com/contact/?utm_source=onewebpage)

How OneWeb Works

By providing high-speed, low-latency connectivity, OneWeb’s digital solutions will improve communities and economies everywhere. Unlike other satellite networks, OneWeb's satellites provides 4G-like connectivity and terrestrial high-speed services.

With global coverage, users will be able to access seamless connectivity in even the most remote locations on land and at sea.

OneWeb key benefits are:

- Simple to use
- Flexible to our customers’ needs
- Responsible on earth and in space
- Engineered to deliver high speeds and low latency always

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Unrivalled low-latency opens up new possibilities

Fast, secure and reliable global connectivity from the user terminal to OneWeb's satellites, to ground station – built with trusted partners across the globe.

How OneWeb’s system works

Our high-speed connectivity solutions are enabling land operations to undergo a digital transformation. Our global accessible network helps cut through existing hurdles to optimising corporate operations at lower costs, whether it’s large data transfer during an exploration phase or real-time data transfer and exchange, supporting fast decision making to customers on land.

#### [Contact us for more details](https://www.ast-networks.com/contact/?utm_source=onewebpage)


OneWeb for Land

With widespread digitalisation for monitoring and managing distant operations, AST Networks and OneWeb high-throughout high-speed satellite services provide a dependable solution where high-speed connectivity cannot easily reach in an increasingly complex and dynamic sector.

Energy

AST Networks and OneWeb’s satellite solutions provide high throughput, low latency solutions that improve access to real-time performance data by providing both the mining and resource industry with fast, flexible and secure connectivity as a standardised service. 

Our reliable high-speed connectivity everywhere offers vital and effective delivery of aid where communications are poor or non-existent due to conflict or natural disaster.

Designed to meet the challenges of the present, our critical security facilities safeguard workers safety while operating in distant and dangerous locations around the world, including reliable low-latency communications.

NGO's & Environmental

With over 30 years of extensive experience working in the government and security sectors. Reliable, flexible, and scalable connectivity is critical for all government applications, regardless of location.

Our solutions can support a wide range of task sets, from intelligence gathering and direct action to humanitarian aid/disaster relief (HADR) and search and rescue (SAR).

Government & Security

As Eutalsat OneWeb’s first and most experienced satellite maritime partner, AST Networks will offer maritime customers access to OneWeb’s fast, flexible and affordable connectivity solutions seamlessly in even the most remote locations at sea. OneWeb’s new satellite constellation and next-generation connectivity aligned with AST INTEGRA network services will enable faster and better communications for the maritime industry. 

The open ocean is a tough work environment, presenting challenges to communications that are vital to those that work in the maritime industry. We understand that it is essential for maritime vessels and personnel to stay in touch at all times. Never before has the industry been under such intense pressure to become more competitive, reduce emissions, cut costs, and prevent cybercrime. However, with these challenges comes a greater opportunity to define a new industry outlook. 

![OneWeb Maritime Partner](https://theastgroup-production.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/414086b027499537eff5d339e4027881.jpg)

In response to these challenges, AST Networks and OneWeb’s solutions provide high throughput, low latency solutions that improve access to real-time performance data by providing users with fast, flexible, secure connectivity as a standardised service. 

#### [Contact us for more details](https://www.ast-networks.com/contact/?utm_source=onewebpage)

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OneWeb for Maritime

For the commercial maritime industry, OneWeb’s high-speed connectivity enables ships to function as highly efficient offices. Maritime workers can stay connected 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with OneWeb and AST Networks wide product and solution portfolio. Our dependable global service is also the first in the Arctic with exceptional capacity. 

Merchant Shipping

From FPSOs and OSVs to rigs in shallow and deep waters, OneWeb’s satellite communications and AST Networks complimentary products and services are ideally suited for offshore operators looking for greater operational resilience and maximizing production at lower costs in a highly complex industry.  

Offshore Energy

Fishing fleet owners will always looking for ways to improve operational efficiency and safety by accessing weather information and being able to privately contact other vessels in their fleet.  

OneWeb and AST Networks' high-speed connectivity solutions will provide superior connectivity to both fishing fleets and individual vessels, which is currently only available to larger vessels.

Commercial Fishing

Owners and passengers digital expectations require that they stay connected 24/7 to make calls, watch Netflix, access the internet, and send texts and emails from any location and in any weather.  

OneWeb and AST Networks global satellite communications service for the leisure sector offers high-speed and high-quality connectivity.



Yachts & Leisure Boats

As more people move their offices onboard and enjoy greater flexibility with seasonal sailing to explore different routes, reliable and secure high-speed internet has become an important selling point.  

OneWeb and AST Networks can provide owners with the benefit of plans on demand, connectivity options based on usage, and the ability to eliminate fixed and unexpected costs. 

Super Yachts

## What is the AST Networks & OneWeb partnership?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellite communications company OneWeb, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AST Networks in early 2021.

AST Networks and Eutelsat OneWeb will offer fixed-land and maritime customers access to OneWeb’s fast, flexible and affordable connectivity solutions seamlessly in even the most remote locations on land and at sea.

AST Networks are OneWeb’s first and most experienced maritime connectivity partner. We share the belief that connectivity at sea should be as seamless and simple as it is onshore.

OneWeb’s new satellite constellation and next-generation connectivity aligned with AST Networks INTEGRA network services will enable faster and better communications for the maritime industry.

## Who is OneWeb?

OneWeb is a global communications network powered by a constellation of 650 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.

Headquartered in London, OneWeb enables high-speed, low latency connectivity for governments, businesses, and communities everywhere around the world. OneWeb’s satellites, network of gateway stations, and range of User Terminals, provide affordable, fast, high bandwidth, low-latency communication services connected to the IOT future, and a pathway to 5G for everyone, everywhere.

## What is the LEO constellation and its benefits?

Orbiting at only 1200km, OneWeb’s satellites are 30 times closer to Earth than GEO satellites and 8 times closer than those of MEO operators. This low altitude means unmatchable <100ms low-latency connectivity to offer vessels, passengers and crew the same tools and experiences as on land.

## What is OneWeb’s coverage?

**Consistent pole to pole coverage** - OneWeb’s truly global services will ensure seamless connectivity wherever a vessel operates. With no borders or barriers and a simple interface, OneWeb will enable the adoption of new, more efficient solutions – even above 60⁰ degrees latitude.

## What is OneWeb’s Spectrum?

Under the International Telecommunications Union regulations requirements, OneWeb has met priority rights to operate the Ku- and Ka-band spectrum. This brings over 6 GHz of the spectrum into use.

## What is OneWeb’s Ground network?

OneWeb’s ground network will be equipped to extend existing coverage in all northern latitudes, including the UK, Northern Europe, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Arctic seas, to global coverage.

## How does OneWeb’s security work?

OneWeb aligns with internationally recognised standards in security and applicable compliance and regulatory fields. To identify and manage cybersecurity risks, OneWeb’s core security team uses a number of monitoring and protection tools to ensure the technical security of our services on a day-to-day basis.

## What is OneWeb’s network capacity for Maritime connectivity?

With a usable network capacity of over 1.1Tbps, OneWeb’s high-throughput high-speed global network will transform maritime capabilities, solving complex and dynamic needs across maritime sectors.

## How do you become a OneWeb partner?

As OneWeb’s official satellite partner, we are establishing unrivalled next generation solutions delivering high-speed and low latency connectivity whether it’s for shipping fleets, offshore operations, or land operations. Contact us using the button below to enquire about becoming a partner.


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Use Case Downloads

AST Networks has considerable expertise working with a variety of land and maritime sectors around the world, including merchant shipping and offshore, energy, government, Environmental and Research and NGO & humanitarian.

With over three decades of experience offering worldwide satellite communication services across land and maritime, you can be confident that your business will be provided with a secure tailored solution. As OneWeb’s official partner, we can offer customers unrivalled super-fast connectivity, whether it’s on land or at sea.

Eutelsat OneWeb is building an unparalleled end-to-end satellite system that will supply high-speed data speeds to every part of the world by 2022. 

AST Networks and Eutelsat OneWeb believe that connectivity at sea should be as seamless and simple as it is onshore. OneWeb, when aligned with AST’s INTEGRA suite of services, will enable faster and better communications for the maritime industry.

Eutelsat OneWeb Network Satellite Service Partnered With AST Networks 

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Whether you're a maritime company coordinating vessels across vast oceans, an oil and gas operation managing remote drilling sites, or a renewable energy provider harnessing power in isolated locations, the concept of remote connectivity holds the key to unlocking endless opportunities.

Remote connectivity services enable businesses to stay connected using satellite technology

Remote connectivity services

Remote Connectivity

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## Dynamic, reliable and economical remote connectivity solutions

Hybrid connectivity solutions hold the key to optimisation, working with a partner able to seamlessly orchestrate the networks of various providers – be it satellites, fibre optics, or cellular – is paramount to ensuring you are remotely connected, always, no matter where in the world you are.  
 
Here at AST Networks, we design tailored solutions grounded in robust network management, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, integrating the best network and digital solutions depending on your operational requirements. Our remote connectivity network solutions enhance your business efficiencies and save you time and money.   



AST Networks is a leading global provider of hybrid networks and connectivity solutions specialising in supporting remote operations. 

How Eutelsat OneWeb LEO connectivity can help the Mining sector

Meeting mining operation demands

Employee welfare

Driving greater operational efficiency

Bespoke data management

Community support

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