Systems and methods for performing data aggregation in wide area networks

A portable multi-WAN hotspot, comprising:

• a portable housing;
• a portable power source disposed in or coupled to the portable housing and configured to provide power to the portable multi-WAN hotspot;
• a plurality of wide area network (WAN) interfaces configurable to couple to a plurality of wireless WANs, each WAN interface of the plurality of WAN interfaces configurable to establish a respective connection with a respective wireless WAN of the plurality of wireless WANs, at least two wireless WANs of the plurality of wireless WANs including at least two cellular WANs, at least two WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces including at least two ports configured to receive at least two different subscriber information modules (SIMs), each SIM configured to assist in connecting over a respective cellular WAN of the at least two cellular WANs, each WAN interface of the plurality of WAN interfaces being disposed in or coupled to the portable housing;
• a local area network (LAN) interface configured to establish a shared network connection with a plurality of network-enabled devices including a particular network-enabled device over a LAN, the LAN interface being disposed in or coupled to the portable housing;
• and
• a multi-WAN aggregator configured to:
• receive outgoing network data from the particular network-enabled device over the LAN;
• dynamically assess attributes of the plurality of WAN interfaces;
• use a distribution protocol to select based on the dynamically assessed attributes two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces for the outgoing network data;
• partition the outgoing network data for transfer over the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces;
• transfer the partitioned outgoing network data to the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces;
• receive incoming network data from at least one of the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces;
• direct the incoming network data from the at least one of the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces to the particular network-enabled device;
• and
• transfer the directed incoming network data to the particular network-enabled device over the LAN.