Nokia, Vivo Launch Private LTE for Vale's Mining Operations

Nokia & Vivo Dive Into Mining 4.0: Powering Vale’s Carajás Mine

Picture this: steel drums roll, heavy machines hum, and safe, fast communication keeps every truck and drill humming along. That’s the magic Nokia and Vivo are unleashing at Vale’s Carajás mine in Brazil.

Why This Matters

Your autonomous drill platform needs a steady, low‑latency link to avoid hiccups. LTE private networks offer a reliable backbone that Wi‑Max can’t quite keep up with.
Every error bar on a drill’s GPS is a potential safety risk. With LTE speed, misreadings shrink to almost zero.
Less downtime means 15 % more productivity and 10 % savings on fuel and maintenance.

The Sweet Spot: Private LTE

Picture a mine‑wide wireless platform as the central nervous system of the operation. LTE can fine‑tune bandwidth for each device—trucks, drills, drones, or even a seismic sensor springing to life on a dam. And the transition to 5G is on the radar, so the future looks even brighter.

Case in Point: Vale’s Carajás and Brucutu Mines

Vale is already experimenting with 13 autonomous trucks on a Wi‑Max network at its Brucutu mine. The company plans to switch those trucks to LTE for sharper performance and “oh‑so‑more” reliability.

Now, at Carajás, the private network will be used for:

Live comms among workers—no more shouting over the roar of the machinery.
Control of moving trucks and drills—think of it as sending dance instructions to a well‑trained robot.
Environmental monitoring—keeping eyes on dust, vibration, and the occasional pitfall.

Voices in the Spotlight

Gustavo Vieira, CIO of Vale: “New‑gen LTE—and soon 5G—open a treasure chest of remote and autonomous possibilities. It’ll boost efficiency, sustainability, and keep our people safe.”
Alex Salgado, B2B VP of Vivo: “This is just the first of many deployments. Vale’s forward‑thinking mindset unwraps Industry 4.0 across agriculture, transport, and mining.”
Luiz Tonisi, Head of Market Unit Brazil at Nokia: “Our LTE solution clears old wireless headaches and paves the way for exciting, future‑proof mining use cases.”

Ready, Set, Mine!

With Nokia’s industrial‑grade LTE network (and future 5G upgrades), Vale isn’t just saying “we’re modern”; they’re walking the talk. It’s a smart convergence of tech and toil that turns a dusty mine into a high‑speed, high‑safety data haven.