Case Study MiningTelemetry – Hybrid Cloud Edge Infrastructure for Remote Operations (Australia)

Project Overview

MiningTelemetry is a hybrid edge-and-cloud data synchronization architecture engineered for a natural resources and mining corporation operating in remote Western Australia.

Client & Location

Outback Mineral Resources Ltd
Location: Perth, WA, Australia
Industry: Mining & Heavy Industry

Challenges

• Mine sites operating thousands of kilometers from major metropolitan centers with intermittent satellite connectivity.
• Heavy autonomous haulage equipment requiring zero-latency safety monitoring on site.
• Central headquarters in Perth needing consolidated executive operational analytics.

Solution

SM Softwares architected an AWS Outposts edge cluster on-premises at the mining hub connected via Starlink satellite backhaul to the main AWS Sydney cloud region with store-and-forward queue buffering.

Technologies Used

• AWS Outposts & AWS IoT Greengrass
• Docker Edge Containers & Mosquitto MQTT
• TimescaleDB & Apache Parquet Data Lakes
• Automated Satellite Link Failover Protocols

Results & Business Impact

• Zero data loss sustained during extended 48-hour remote satellite link disruptions.
• Local equipment telemetry latency remained constant under 10 milliseconds.
• Consolidated predictive maintenance data prevented 2 critical excavator gearbox failures, saving over $600k AUD.