Kirkland Lake Gold and Rogers Business Launch 5G Wireless Private Network at Detour Lake Mine
TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (“Kirkland Lake Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX:KL) (NYSE:KL) (ASX:KLA) and Rogers Business today announced the launch of a 5G Wireless Private Network (WPN) at Kirkland Lake Gold’s Detour Lake Mine (“Detour Lake”), the second-largest gold producing mine in Canada. Detour Lake is the first of its kind in Canada to be fully connected over a 5G Wireless Private Network, providing enhanced coverage, end-to-end reliability, full redundancy, and a low latency network across its 80-square-kilometre operation.
- with 8 new wireless towers along Highway 652, north of Cochrane, Ontario
TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (Kirkland Lake Gold or the Company) (TSX:KL) (NYSE:KL) (ASX:KLA) and Rogers Business today announced the launch of a 5G Wireless Private Network (WPN) at Kirkland Lake Golds Detour Lake Mine (Detour Lake), the second-largest gold producing mine in Canada. - Tony Makuch, President and CEO of Kirkland Lake Gold, commented: Bringing a 5G wireless private network to Detour Lake provides the stable and reliable service we need as we build the digital mine of the future.
- Beyond our operations, we are building a new public 5G LTE Network along Highway 652 from Cochrane to our Detour Lake Mine.
- This provides always-on, private access to Canadas most reliable 5G network1 across Kirkland Lake Golds 80 square kilometres of mining operations at Detour Lake Mine.