▁using ▁Wi - Fi ▁or ▁Bl uetooth . ▁When ▁users ▁have ▁no ▁direct ▁Internet ▁connection ▁available ▁within ▁Open ▁Garden ' s ▁network , ▁the ▁application ▁automatically ▁connect s ▁to ▁the ▁Internet ▁through ▁links ▁to ▁other ▁devices ▁such ▁as ▁la pt ops ▁or ▁mobile ▁ph ones . ▁When ▁the ▁person ▁whose ▁Internet ▁connection ▁is ▁being ▁shared ▁leaves ▁the ▁network , ▁the ▁application ▁automatically ▁detect s ▁and ▁connect s ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁best ▁available ▁connection ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁Internet ▁over ▁multiple ▁channels ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁impro ving ▁speed ▁and ▁reli ability . ▁Such ▁a ▁network ▁is ▁self - he aling ▁and ▁self - form ing ▁where ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁nodes ▁oper ates ▁only ▁with ▁local ▁knowledge ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁build ▁a ▁network ▁using ▁a ▁probabil istic ▁distributed ▁algorithm . ▁Because ▁Open ▁Garden ’ s ▁solution ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁software , ▁rather ▁than ▁on ▁hardware , ▁it ▁requires ▁no ▁oper ational ▁exp enses ▁and ▁minimal ▁capital ▁exp enses ▁from ▁mobile ▁operators , ▁compared ▁to ▁alternatives ▁such ▁as ▁fem to cell s ▁and ▁micro cell s . ▁ ▁After ▁raising ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁seed ▁money ▁from ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁leading ▁technology ▁industry ▁ang el ▁invest ors , ▁Open ▁Garden ▁started ▁developing ▁and ▁incorpor ating ▁roll ▁out ▁multi - h op ▁connect ivity ▁and ▁channel ▁bond ing ▁into ▁their ▁application , ▁features ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁road map ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁launched . ▁The ▁new ▁fund ing ▁team ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁All an ▁Green , ▁an ▁early ▁invest