Mushroom Networks now has cellular wireless broadband access support for its Truffle Broadband Bonding Network Appliance (BBNA).

The truffle unit can bond up to six disparate high-speed Internet connections, including cable modem service, forming a virtual broadband pipe with aggregate speeds of up to 65 Mbps.

Mushroom says the bonding works without requiring coordination with the ISPs or any changes to the local network . Since the bonding is single-sided, the solution does not require any mating equipment or software at the ISP premises.

The Ethernet-based solution installs between the broadband modems and the local network at the customer’s premises and supports port-forwarding, static IP, dynamic IP, PPPoE, DHCP, DMZ, UPnP, Dynamic DNS and other Internet services.

Compatibility with cellular broadband networks is achieved with the inclusion of a PCMCIA port, which can hold cards that will pick up signals from EV-DO, HSPA, EDGE or GPRS networks.

The TRUFFLE BBNA6411 with cellular wireless access capability is now shipping with a list price of $3,195.

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