Ruckus Wireless to Supply Smarter Wi-Fi to More than 500 Schools

Ruckus Wireless has been selected by more than 500 K-12 schools, colleges and universities around the world since the beginning of the year and 219 in the second quarter of 2010 alone, demonstrating a growing need for smarter, reliable Wi-Fi to meet more stringent wireless requirements within the education industry.

The new Ruckus customers that have selected the ZoneFlex system in Q2 include Tarleton State University, St. Mary’s College, Carroll College, Salford University, Sabine Independent School District, NAIF Arab University, Multnomah Bible College, Warrane College, Midway College, Lake Superior State University, Waikohu College, Universidade Anhanguera, Timberlane School District, Sunway University College, Waihi College, White Pine County School District, White River School District, Winward Community College, University School of Nashville, Wessington Springs School District, Windham NH School District, Watertown School District, South Tama County Schools, Falls-Alden Community Schools, BGM Community Schools, Palm Beach County Education Commission, St. Vrain Valley School District, Eckerd College, Indian River County Schools, Hardee County Schools, Desoto County Schools, and Gilchrist County School District.

Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi systems and technology are quickly turning entire districts, K-12 schools and higher education institutions into state-of-the-art teaching and learning centers. With the growing number of mobile computer labs and laptop carts used to support classroom instruction, as well as the expansive use by students and faculty of laptops, smartphones and other handheld devices to connect to the Internet, a reliable Wi-Fi network that can support high-density environments has become critical in education.

“The mobile Internet age is causing schools to rethink their Wi-Fi strategy,” said David Callisch, VP of Marketing, Ruckus Wireless. “Instead of deploying conventional Wi-Fi technology to simply provide best-effort connectivity, the education industry is focusing on new Wi-Fi technology that makes wireless much more ubiquitous and reliable. They key for education is delivering a wireless systems that fits into educational budget constraints while adding real enterprise-class value. This is why you’re seeing a mad rush to smarter Wi-Fi systems.”

The combination of 802.11n Wi-Fi with Ruckus’ smart antenna technology provides a more stable wireless infrastructure able to address schools’ needs for broader coverage, consistently reliable performance and the ability to scale to support a high density of users.

Equipped with patented dynamic beamforming and beamsteering technologies, the Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart Wireless LAN (WLAN) system overcomes the limitations and performance inconsistencies that plague conventional Wi-Fi systems. In contrast to traditional Wi-Fi, Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi is uniquely capable of automatically adapting Wi-Fi transmissions to support dynamic, interference-rich and high-density environments typical of most schools and universities, to deliver a reliable, engaging experience.

With a robust, Ruckus-powered wireless networking infrastructure, schools can support the growing use of mobile devices while also taking advantage of next-generation applications like VOIP communications, IP-based video, and video surveillance.

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