Big Network

Big Network + Contrivian. Today, it’s official. We built Big Network around one simple idea: failover is not continuity.   When one connection degrades or drops, traffic should keep moving. Sessions should stay alive. Separate networks should behave like one reliable network.   By merging with Contrivian, that software now has the connectivity, hardware, and managed services around it to reach far more organizations—especially those where downtime isn’t an inconvenience. It’s an operational risk.   To the customers and partners who backed us: thank you.   The Big Network software you rely on isn’t going away. It’s gaining more engineers, deeper integration, and becoming even more capable.   This is the right home for what we built.   On to the next chapter. Read the full release here: https://lnkd.in/gDMSpsEg #Contrivian #NetworkEngineering #LEOSatellite #ActiveActive #MissionCriticalConnectivity

The 2026 FIFA World Cup showcased the immense demands of global streaming, revealing a stark contrast between highly engineered, redundant broadcast networks and the fragile infrastructure most users rely on daily. While the tournament utilized sophisticated, multi-path routing to ensure 100% uptime, most businesses and homes remain tethered to single-ISP connections prone to failure. The article argues that "failover" is not continuity and advocates for adopting enterprise-grade strategies—such as active-active multipath WAN, static IP persistence, and cloud-orchestrated routing—to ensure mission-critical internet never stops. https://lnkd.in/g7awik7F

Unbreakable Internet isn't a buzzword, it's a solution designed for service providers who want to deliver business-class connectivity using commodity connections. Instead of asking your customers to solve their own high-availability needs, take control by deploying secondary connectivity through Big Network. Here's how: https://bit.ly/45bSC9m

Meet the Edge Pro: Big Network's powerhouse appliance delivering L2 and L3 packet processing, VLAN support, DHCP, VPN, SD-WAN, local NAT, and a local dashboard that's entirely cloud-managed and upgraded. It's the backbone of reliable multi-site connectivity. Dive into the full breakdown: https://bit.ly/4lROHbz

Big Network and Infinite Wireless have partnered to deliver always-on connectivity through dynamic carrier switching, instant failover, and static IP continuity. From retail chains to remote offices, this multi-path solution eliminates reliance on any single carrier and can be deployed in minutes. Learn how it works: https://bit.ly/4sPDESN

Do you really need a special router for internet failover? Not exactly. But you do need one that supports automatic switching, multi-WAN health checks, and real-time traffic management. Many off-the-shelf routers can't do this without advanced configuration. This article breaks down exactly what to look for: https://bit.ly/3NBS7Tn

Failover vs. switchover... It's not just semantics. If your failover strategy still requires manual intervention or changes your IP address during a switch, you're running a switchover system wearing a failover label. True continuity requires multi-path awareness, session preservation, and full observability. Here's why the distinction matters: https://bit.ly/3Pv3KvY

Someone recently shared a clip from the movie Tommy Boy with me. Do you recall that classic scene where Chris Farley and David Spade are singing along in their beat-up car, only for the hood to suddenly fly up and block their view while they’re speeding down the road? The best part is Farley’s chaotic hair whipping around until he freezes, peering out from the side of the convertible with a look of pure terror as he tries to navigate the open road. That face. That look of, "HOLY SCHNIKES!" That's what it's like when you're mid-Zoom call, webex board meeting, the PoS goes down, or just trying to finish something business critical while connected to the VPN... and it just... stops. Except it's not funny anymore. Instead of a radio cutting out, it's: · Dropped calls mid-transaction · Lost data sync across branches · Customers abandoning carts · Your team locked out of critical systems · Cash disappearing in real time Here's what most businesses do: they install failover. So when the signal drops, the system automatically switches to a backup connection. Problem solved, right? Not quite. Failover is still downtime dressed up in automation. You lose your IP. Sessions die. VPNs break. And by the time the backup kicks in (30–90 seconds later), the damage is done. We built Static IP Anywhere to fix this. Instead of failover, you get simultaneous access to multiple ISPs with a single persistent IP address. No switching. No dropped sessions. No lost transactions. Just unbroken connectivity—whether you're in one location or a hundred. We just published a guide that walks through exactly how this works, why it matters, and what "unbreakable internet" actually means when you're running a distributed operation. It's the kind of article that sounds technical (because it is), but the principle is dead simple: uptime is the only metric that matters. Link: https://lnkd.in/equjs33u

Big Edge OS v2021675-679 and Portal v2.23.7 are here. These releases introduce Configuration Schema Version 6, native LACP bonding, multi-interface WAN networks, and new performance-tuning controls. Combined with clearer portal signaling for applied vs. unapplied configurations, operators now have more direct control over resilience and scale at the edge. Learn what's new: https://bit.ly/4t6iFLk

Starlink + Big Network = seamless connectivity. We tested SpaceX's Starlink Internet Service alongside our platform and found it simple, speedy, and fully compatible. Nothing about our network had to change to get full Layer 2 and Layer 3 access. If satellite internet is part of your connectivity strategy, here's what to expect: https://bit.ly/3PuaeLz