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Video: Rolling out a ‘smart camp’ in Pilbara

MINING.com Editor | July 8, 2012 | 10:21 pm Precious Metals Australia Gold Iron Ore

A Youtube video shows how Australia’s communications utility goes about deploying its hosted ‘Smart Camp’ entertainment system at a new BHP Billiton iron ore camp in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

ITNews Australia reports the service typically includes “access to pay TV, online payment facilities, corporate news and information, free-to-air TV and radio, movies on demand and high speed internet” for miners in their living quarters.