Chilean mining company Pucobre modernized communications across three mines, two processing plants, and nearly 300 kilometers of underground tunnels. FortiGate and rugged firewalls, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiNAC, FortiEDR, FortiXDR, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, and FortiAIOps created a unified architecture with securely segmented IT and OT environments. Secure SD-WAN replaced MPLS with redundant internet and low-orbit satellite links, increasing network speed from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps and delivering four times more bandwidth at 30% lower cost. Centralized management reduced manual intervention, while AI-driven monitoring detects access point, switch, and connectivity issues before they disrupt operations. The platform improves mine reliability, endpoint protection, threat detection, operati

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