January 12, 2007
First Wireless Phone Call from a Coal Mine
Sanmina-SCI, a leading electronics contract manufacturer, Hannah Engineering, an engineering consultant company and Rajant Corporation, one of the leading providers of portable networking solutions, have announced today that they have managed to make the first ever wireless phone call from inside a coal mine. Softpedia reports.
"The three companies said this revolutionary phone system has been tested in December in a former mine near Pittsburgh.
Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act - a bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to improve the safety of mines and mining - is said to improve the safety inside mines by giving the miners the means to communicate with the outside through a wireless communication solution that will offer voice communication and the ability to track down the location of each miner in emergency situations."
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