Case Study: Chaminade Resort achieves 300% bandwidth boost and reliable, redundant internet with Mushroom Networks' Truffle

Luxurious four diamond resort ditches wireless WAN for faster and more consistent internet connection

Chaminade Resort, a four‑diamond luxury resort in Santa Cruz, faced unreliable wireless WAN service with no redundant paths, leaving guests without internet during equipment failures. With limited ISP options and fiber prohibitively expensive, IT manager Gunnar Amundson sought a cost-effective fix and chose Mushroom Networks’ Truffle appliance to replace the aging wireless WAN.

Mushroom Networks deployed the Truffle to bond three business‑grade WAN circuits, increasing capacity by 300% and providing self‑healing dynamic failover so ongoing sessions remain uninterrupted if a link fails. The solution improved WAN performance and reliability, reduced emergency IT calls and downtime, and cut WAN costs—up to 70% savings compared with a single MPLS solution.

Chaminade Resort

Gunnar Amundson

IT Manager