Ruckus Unveils High-Capacity Smart Wi-Fi System to Tackle Growing User Density Concerns Caused by Smart Mobile Devices | Ruckus Wireless

Ruckus Unveils High-Capacity Smart Wi-Fi System to Tackle Growing User Density Concerns Caused by Smart Mobile Devices

SUNNYVALE, CA – September 19, 2011 – Ruckus Wireless™ today unveiled the ZoneDirector™ 5000 (ZD5000), along with a collection of advanced capabilities within a new version of its award-winning ZoneFlex™ software (v9.2), that deliver unmatched scalability, simplicity and security for providing Wi-Fi access to diverse user groups across multiple locations.

As the growth of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices continues at an unprecedented rate, the demand for wireless capacity and speed is driving organizations to offer more reliable, high-speed wireless service within dense user environments. Designed for this purpose, the new Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart Wi-Fi system adds essential hardware and software capabilities to scale, simplify and secure large Wi-Fi networks.

The ZoneDirector 5000 is the industry’s first controller-based system that can be flexibly deployed either in-line, or out of the data path, supporting up to 20,000 clients, 1,000 access points (APs), and 2,048 wireless LANs (WLANs) within a single, easy-to-use platform.

Additionally, Ruckus has increased the client capacity of its ZoneFlex dual-band 802.11n APs to support 256 concurrent clients per AP (256 clients per radio), making them the ideal Wi-Fi solution for high-capacity, dense user environments where reliable Wi-Fi services and extended coverage are essential.

“Given the unstoppable move to mobile Internet devices and applications, dealing with user density and scalability is quickly becoming a point of contention for enterprises and service providers,” said Selina Lo, president and CEO of Ruckus Wireless. “Ruckus is tackling this problem by combining patented adaptive antenna technology that enables more consistent performance and client connectivity, with a powerful new hardware platform and software enhancements that take away the complexity historically associated with managing a large-scale Wi-Fi infrastructure.”

Among the first customers to deploy the new ZD5000 is NEBO School District in Utah. NEBO has deployed redundant ZD5000s to manage more than 625 Ruckus 802.11n access points across 43 different schools and six district sites.