Ruckus Wireless today introduced an extensive range of products for commercial and residential businesses. They use Ruckus’ Smart Wi-Fi system that beams signals to clients. For hotspot applications, Ruckus is augmenting its ZoneFlex AP offerings with two new products: the MediaFlex 2835 ($259) and ZoneFlex 7942 ($699) .
Ruckus MediaFlex 2835 ($259), a new “homespot” AP that sits in the home providing multiple Wi-Fi networks, each of which can be dedicated to a carrier service and completely controlled by the operator and assigned unique policies.
- Ruckus ZoneFlex 7942 ($699), a new Ruckus 802.11n AP (standalone or in a Ruckus ZoneFlex WLAN) for high-capacity hotspot and enterprise applications
- Software enhancements for the Ruckus ZoneFlex 2942 APs that enable flexible integration with hotspot traffic management and authentication architectures, and support more services (SSIDs)
- Ruckus FlexMaster ($5,000), a new remote management platform designed for managed Wi-Fi services that is scalable to manage a massive number of Ruckus APs and/or controllers
- Ruckus MediaFlex 7000 series, a new 802.11n multimedia system for multi-stream HD IPTV delivery throughout a home.
The Ruckus ZoneFlex 7942 can be deployed standalone in a retail hotspot or as part of a Ruckus ZoneFlex WLAN managed by the Ruckus ZoneDirector for hotels and shopping malls. Rukus claims the 7942 on average achieved 50 percent better 802.11n performance than a Cisco 1250 system.
The Ruckus MediaFlex 7000 Series 802.11n Smart Wi-Fi system becomes generally available in the second quarter of this year with pricing disclosed at that time.
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