NetBox Blue is offering customers an inexpensive disaster recovery option, with the announcement that the NetBox is now compatible with 3G mobile broadband.

NetBox Blue customers can now failover to a 3G USB modem if their internet fails.

“Unfortunately internet links fail,” NetBox Blue Chairman John Fison says. “It’s an inconvenient fact of life. Businesses in Queensland will recall the massive disruption caused to the entire state when a fibre optic link was severed by contractors on the Gold Coast last year.”

“An incident like this is unavoidable but it doesn’t have to bring down the whole business.”

The new compatibility feature enables the NetBox to use PipePlus™ technology to failover to an Optus 3G mobile broadband connection if a company’s internet link is severed.

PipePlus™ is a premium feature on the NetBox that gives companies inexpensive access to multiple internet links. If there’s an internet failure, PipePlus™ transparently and seamlessly migrates all traffic to another link, without any user intervention. PipePlus™ provides load balancing between multiple links and includes a traffic shaping module that enables a business to prioritise applications or particular types of data.

“No business can afford to be without the internet, even for even a short time. The loss of an internet connection for several hours is a major disaster. NetBox Blue offers a very cost-effective safeguard against that threat,” Mr Fison says.

The NetBox provides a suite of features to secure a company’s network. Management tools also enable a business to monitor internet use, manage use and set policies to prevent abuse.

http://netboxblue.com/products/pipeplus

NetBox Blue does not warrant the availability of 3G services through any provider.