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Cellular wireless connections are susceptible to performance fluctuations and variations. 4G/5G connectivity can be unpredictable and unreliable, posing a critical risk for applications that demand uninterrupted Internet access. A single cellular link may not suffice for mission-critical operations that require consistent, high-performance connectivity.
While 4G LTE and 5G cellular modems offer cost-effective and mobile alternatives to expensive satellite dishes, live webcasting or video streaming from remote locations over a single cellular modem is rarely seamless. The variability in single modem performance often leads to disruptions, hampering reliable live video delivery.
Applications that demand high peak rates and substantial capacity, such as Wi-Fi hotspot services in mass transportation vehicles or special events, cannot be adequately supported by single SIM cellular MiFi devices. These scenarios require more robust bandwidth capabilities that exceed the limitations of a single cellular connection.
Real-time, mission-critical applications cannot tolerate disconnections or failures. This issue is exacerbated in vehicular setups, where the movement of the vehicle can cause connectivity problems and application failures when relying solely on a single 4G LTE or 5G wireless network. Such mission-critical scenarios demand higher reliability and redundancy to ensure uninterrupted operations.
Discover the ultimate online experience with Portabella, our innovative Broadband Bonding™ appliance. Designed to unify and seamlessly manage multiple wireless SIM connections, Portabella offers you the flexibility to combine services from 2, 4, or even 8 different providers. Envision a world where your internet connection is not just faster, but supremely reliable, ensuring that every online session feels like a leap into the future, guaranteeing project success and delivering peace of mind.
Elevate your live video and webcasting to new heights with Portabella. Harness the power of our Streamer add-on, engineered specifically for live transmissions. This sophisticated tool applies advanced coding to manage and optimize your streaming, guaranteeing that common network issues like packet loss, latency, or jitter become things of the past. With Portabella, step into a realm where your live videos are transmitted with crystal clarity and unmatched stability, minimizing disruptions and maximizing viewer engagement.
Portabella is a cutting-edge packet-level load-balancing 4G LTE, 5G router that bonds multiple cellular Internet access lines for aggregated downlink and uplink capacity. When peered over the Internet with a Mushroom Relay at your headquarters or data center, Portabella seamlessly bonds all types of traffic, including encrypted VPN connections, delivering unparalleled bandwidth. Alternatively, the optional Broadband Bonding Service hosted by us enables downlink/uplink bonding for even greater throughput.
Portabella’s free Streamer tunnel add-on optimizes live video streaming from the field to any CDN or video server over the bonded 4G LTE, 5G modems. This video-optimized bonding tunnel shields live video streaming applications from network issues like packet loss, latency, jitter, or even full modem disconnects, ensuring uninterrupted, glitch-free streaming even in the most challenging conditions.
Some Portabella models feature embedded modems with high temperature and vibration tolerances, including train certifications, for robust performance in demanding environments. Other models support external USB-based modem ports, offering flexible deployment options in a compact form factor.
Portabella supports mapping static IP addresses from the cloud or your data center, enabling stable IP addressing for services like VPN, VoIP/SIP, and others. Inbound network access remains available even during 4G LTE or 5G outages, as long as one WAN link is connected, ensuring business continuity.
Portabellas are preconfigured before shipment, enabling zero-touch installation right out of the box. Additional configuration and monitoring can be done through the user-friendly web-based management interface locally or remotely, as well as through a cloud-based Portal providing in-depth monitoring capabilities. All wireless ISPs are supported worldwide.
Portabella can be configured in pass-through mode to function inline with existing legacy firewalls/routers, leaving your network configuration untouched. Alternatively, Portabella can act as the primary firewall/router, offering strong encryption (up to AES 256), website blocking, DNS redirection, and advanced filtering, all based on field-proven secure platforms, ensuring comprehensive network security and scalability.
“We are thrilled with the Streamer. Not only that, we are now able to generate new revenue streams by charging for live events.”
“I highly recommend Streamer as a video solution to anyone who is looking to add quality and reliability to their video streaming capabilities.”
“Our connections now provide the available bandwidth for all of our responding agencies to access our real-time information. They are able to access resources back at the office or across the Internet as needed.”
Quadrant Research Knowledge Brief:
“Mushroom Networks, with its unique and innovative SD-WAN solution and Broadband Bonding technology, is well positioned to continue to help enterprises in improving WAN performance”.
“Driven by strong overall performance in terms of sophistication, depth and maturity of the technology, visionary innovation, and industry impact, Mushroom Networks is recognized as the Company of the Year in the global SD-WAN market”.
“The company, with its unique technology platform is emerging to become the key vendor in the SD-WAN market”.
Roopa Honnachari, Director of Business Communication Services & Cloud Computing Services at Frost & Sullivan:
“…Mushroom has gone farther in this direction, the VNF Design Studio is truly unique, because it has a user interface for service providers to design and deploy these solutions.”
“These guys have done a lot more work. It’s a solution that lets a service provider deploy in their network to offer business solutions or residential solutions depending on different SLAs.”
Yes, all Mushroom Networks solutions, including Portabella and Streamer models, are available and compatible worldwide.
To purchase Portabella or Streamer, please click the “Contact Sales” button below to get in touch with us. We’ll guide you through the ordering process based on your location.
Yes, Portabella and Streamer will work with any activated SIM card from any service provider in any country. Your providers do not need special bonding technology support.
Absolutely. You can schedule a live online demo of Portabella or Streamer by contacting us via the “Contact Sales” button.
Yes, you can find our customer case studies here.
Pricing varies based on the model and configuration. Please contact us via the “Contact Sales” button for a quote.
Yes, you can combine SIM cards from different cellular service providers.
Yes. You can connect an additional wired, satellite, or wireless internet line via the Ethernet WAN port.
Portabella and Streamer have two modes – standalone mode load balances traffic, while peered mode (using our Cloud Relay or your own Server) enables packet-level bonding across connections for all traffic types including live video streaming.
No, there are no fees based on data usage amount.
Yes, Streamer can bond video streams coming from laptops, encoders, or other sources.
Yes, Streamer works transparently with any video platform, CDN, or streaming server.
Portabella and Streamer have the same hardware but different software licenses and tunnels. Portabella is optimized for general internet use, while Streamer is optimized for live video streaming.
Streamer PRO has a built-in video encoder to connect broadcast cameras directly. Streamer requires an already encoded video stream from an encoder/laptop.
For reliable live streaming, Streamer models are available with 4 or 8 modems, no 2-modem option.
Bandwidth usage depends on the video bitrate and stream duration. E.g. a 60-min 4Mbps stream uses around 2.1GB including overhead.
You can purchase data SIM cards and plans directly from your cellular service providers.
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