Case Study: Willie Nelson achieves fast, reliable, cost-saving tour-bus internet with Mushroom Networks' Portabella

Willie ditches the satellite and keeps in touch with fans by harnessing the power of four wireless USB cards

Willie Nelson faced slow, expensive satellite internet on his tour bus while touring ~200 days a year. To solve this, he turned to Mushroom Networks and their Portabella router, bonding four 3G/4G USB cellular modems to replace satellite connectivity.

Mushroom Networks’ Portabella aggregated bandwidth from the four cellular cards to deliver faster uplink and downlink speeds, automatic recovery from network problems, and improved real-time performance for VoIP and uploads. The result: reliable, higher-quality internet for uploading performances and updating media-rich sites while on the road, with significant cost savings compared to satellite service.

Willie Nelson

David Anderson

Tour Manager