PortaBella Mobile Broadband Bonding

Mushroom Networks announced this week its newest product, the PortaBella Broadband Bonding Network Adapter (BBNA). This small device allows you to set up multiple mobile Internet connections and aggregate all of their individual bandwidth together for client computers connected to the unit locally to share. So-called bonding technology makes the total bandwidth available to a client automatically via a single connection point and IP address.

The PortaBella BBNA provides four ports for plugging in cellular networking cards. Each card must be configured with an Internet data service plan. It also provides two wired Ethernet ports for connecting the local clients. Basic PortaBella BBNA service only accelerates HTTP download traffic, but additional acceleration options are available with increased monthly subscription fees.

Mushroom Networks also sells other products for bonding DSL and cable broadband Internet. All of these including PortaBella BBNA use Ethernet for the local connections do not support Wi-Fi or other wireless local networking options yet.

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