02 Jun 2013 Ruckus Develops Award Winning Smart Wi-Fi Technology

If you are like most consumers in the UK, you are going mobile to conduct business and enjoy social media more often that you are using your desktop. You are probably finding that Wi-Fi is now an important technology that can make or break the effectiveness of your mobile device.

In 2005, a Silicon Valley firm set out to make “Wi-Fi suck less”. 7 years later, it successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange which is thanks to its world leading Wi-Fi technology. Ruckus Wireless has responded to demand for unbreakable, reliable & fast Wi-Fi for enterprise, carriers, hospitality & education.

Today’s internet users have seemingly insatiable demand for bandwidth and better network performance. Avoiding a poor user experience has been a challenging pursuit but Ruckus has answered the challenges with a structured, diverse and reliable platform applicable to all markets. The heavily patented Wi-Fi antenna system that Ruckus provides has taken ensured that VARs can deploy a Ruckus network that will insure any reputations are not destroyed.

Ruckus VARs deliver reliable indoor and outdoor, around the clock Wi-Fi connection & coverage with Ruckus’ Smart Wi-Fi technology. With Ruckus’ access points able to handle more users, more data demands and more challenging surroundings, this technology has become the industry leader in the world. Users are now turning to this technology to take advantage of Wi-Fi that simply works using fewer access points resulting in simpler installations and reduced costs to end users.

Ruckus Wireless has many smart technologies such as BeamFlex, ChannelFly & Adaptive mesh networking (as well as Hotspot 2.0, enhanced BYOD features, SecureHotspot & bonjour integration). VARs are able to deploy “compete, end-to-end, managed wireless infrastructure that provides consistent broadband performance for a broad range of applications.”

Some of these applications include:

General Wi-Fi Deployments

Ruckus is the first choice for education, hospitality & enterprise Wi-Fi deployments due to the pervasive performance. IT managers & technical directors can install Ruckus with peace of mind and performance reassurance.

High Density

Ruckus Wi-Fi is designed to meet the challenges presented by high concentrations of data.

Most importantly, Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products “support the most rigid, latency-sensitive applications while offering carrier-level quality and ironclad security to enterprises and service providers.” As mobile users know, security is an important considerations more and more transactions are being conducted on mobile devices.

Managed Wireless LAN Services

Users have access to branded broadband in public areas and in other enterprises such as hotels and thus can extend users their marketing reach.

Wireless Broadband Access

Users can access large-scale, reliable broadband with Wi-Fi in locations where fixed line wireless technology does not exist and where the technology is cost prohibitive.

3G/4G Offload

Smart Wi-Fi allows for increased capacity while easing data congestion on cellular infrastructures.

Backhaul

Ruckus provides long-range, affordable and high-speed Wi-Fi backhaul for LTE, GSM and wireless broadband access.

Ruckus Releases the First Remote Wireless LAN and Wi-Fi Services Management Platform

The Ruckus FlexMaster Management System (9.0) is a fully-featured, intuitive, and complete, Linux-based managed service platform for configuration, fault detection, audit, performance management and optimisation of hundreds of thousands of remote Smart Wi-Fi APs or Smart Wireless LANs (WLANs) from a single point. The platform is ideal for building and managing Enterprise and Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi Infrastructures.

Certain characteristics offered by this system are not offered by any other provider. These traits are:

• Automated and customized super dashboard
• Trending reports
• Customized graphs
• Detailed client data for planning and troubleshooting
• Comprehensive events management

The Flexmaster System operates seamlessly in existing operational support systems (OSS)

Flexmaster also offers cloud based tiered administration providing users managed WLAN service or cloud-based WLAN management services. Users can view remotely, control securely and readily manage network infrastructure and assets. Services can be upgrades from anywhere in the world over the Internet or via a private network.

Ruckus Game Plan

Ruckus realised the strong market trend of enterprise mobile usage early in the game. Ruckus became aware of frustration from mobile users with their Wi-Fi technology. The biggest concern expressed by Wi-Fi users was the inability of Wi-Fi to be accessible consistently. As we become more reliant on our mobiles devices, users want a consistent Wi-Fi network.

Smart Wi-Fi by Ruckus deals with this issue and others. Smart Wi-Fi is a collection of several technologies designed to extend range and provide reliable signals. Anyone who has traveled knows the difficulty of this goals. Through a tireless commitment to development and refinement of several existing technologies, Ruckus has been able to patent their own Smart Wi-Fi technology.

The focus of Smart Wi-Fi is on:

• BeamFlex
• Adaptive signal path selection
• Quality of service
• Traffic classification
• Strong RF routing capabilities

Therein lays the genius behind Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi. The company continues to boost their product line with several new projects to be released soon:

BeamFlex

This is a sophisticated antenna system that “combines multi-element antenna array and best path algorithms to continually find the ideal route for the Wi-Fi signal.”

SmartCast

This is an advanced traffic engineering that ensures quality service that classifies, prioritises and queues traffic, thus guaranteeing the highest quality transmissions.

SmartSec

This is a collection of advanced security mechanisms to preserve Wi-Fi security.

FlexMaster currently lists the following benefits of its award winning system:

• Single platform for Wi-Fi service management.
• Carrier-grade scalability of hundreds of thousands of remote Smart Wi-Fi APs or Smart Wireless LANs (WLANs).
• Seamless integration with existing OSS systems.
• Leverages industry-standard protocols such as SN.MP, TR-069, SOAP, TCP, and HTTP/S to access devices on networks that otherwise might be blocked by local firewalls.
• At-a-glance customisable network dashboard provides overview of events, devices, and clients.
• Easy installation and use by automatically discovering deployed devices in the network.
• Bulk configuration and firmware upgrades eliminate tedious remote configuration.
• Easy management grouping by geography, device type, serial number and customer.
• Detailed historical reports by device, client, mesh changes for a specified time.
• Reduced total cost of ownership from eliminating service calls and remote IT diagnostics.
• New revenue streams, resulting from the ability to offer innovative managed Wi-Fi services.
• Multi-tiered administration for offering managed WLAN service or cloud-based WLAN management services.

If being mobile is important to you or your enterprise, consider Ruckus Wi-Fi. You really cannot go wrong.