When your teams are working hundreds of kilometres from the nearest town, “good enough” connectivity isn’t good enough. Many crews meet the “must-have communications” requirement by tossing a consumer satellite kit onto a work truck or shack and calling it a day. On paper, it ticks the box; in practice, it leaves big gaps in safety, reliability and control.
Why? Simply put, they’re finicky. A stray tree branch, a bit of bad weather, or a flash storm and suddenly your connection is crawling. Try to use them during peak hours or when everyone in the region is online, and you’ll be lucky to load your email. Most of the time, they only cover a single trailer or a tiny patch of ground and not the entire site. And as for extras like lighting, cameras, or weather updates? Not a chance without a lot of your time and effort. Yet, somehow, this is the common option supervisors and HSE teams are expected to rely on to keep everyone safe and compliant.
That’s where EvolveIT’s PowerCom site trailers roll in, literally. Built with remote Canadian worksites in mind, these trailers are designed to patch gaps with a fire-and-forget solution. Imagine a solar- and hybrid-powered trailer that arrives ready to plug into your fleet, lights up your site, and keeps your crew connected from day one with the very people who rigged it up as technical support. No middlemen, no distant support centre.
What really makes this a unique option?
- Each trailer combines professional‑grade satellite connectivity with Wi‑Fi calling, VPN and site‑to‑site networking, providing a communications radius of approximately one square kilometre on the jobsite
- Solar panel with built-in backup diesel generator
Optional Additions
- Integrated LED lighting: improves visibility and safety
- Multi‑camera surveillance system: protects assets and records incidents 24/7, 365
- Industrial‑grade weather station: feeds live data to site leaders or your operations centre, helping you make faster decisions around wind, temperature and storm activity, not only ensuring safety but overall productivity
Benefits
- Eco-friendly power source, increasing the site’s eligibility for green credits
- Minimize downtime with a backup generator
- Fully mobile, you can drop them wherever you need, move them as your project shifts
- Non-permanent solution, no high upfront costs
- Support with EvolveIT’s team monitoring systems, updating equipment and assisting with trailer integration into a broader IT environment
- Providing HSE, operations and corporate leadership the visibility expected from a modern field operation – without the costs that traditionally entail
For companies running camps and fleets in Northern Alberta and beyond, a purpose‑built communications trailer isn’t just “better than a dish on a truck”; it’s the difference between basic internet access and a truly connected, compliant and safer worksite.
Interested in upgrading your site communications with one of our trailers? Give us a shout today, and let’s get your site the PowerCom advantage.