Stay Connected with 'Smart' Wi-Fi
By CXOtoday Staff
Mumbai, May 2, 2008

Ruckus Wireless, a next-generation Wi-Fi company, has launched its India operations, headquartered in Bangalore. The company will deliver its Smart Wi-Fi solutions to businesses and service providers throughout the country.

Ruckus has also formed a partnership with Dell in India, which is providing Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart wireless LANs to its corporate customers throughout India. The 2 companies will jointly market Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi technology and products to the software and peripherals, enterprise, healthcare, retail, education, and hospitality industries, as well as to broadband operators delivering triple play (voice, video, and data) services to consumers and businesses.

"India is a hyper-growth market for technology and represents a significant market opportunity for us," said Selina Lo, president and CEO of Ruckus Wireless.

India's Wi-Fi market is expected to grow from approximately US $260 million in 2008 to nearly US $900 million by 2011 with rapid adoption of the technology in schools, hospitals, hotels, as well as within large corporate environments.

Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi is designed to adapt to in real time to environmental problems, such as obstructions or interference that degrade Wi-Fi performance and coverage. Smart Wi-Fi learns the Wi-Fi environment and automatically steers signals around problem areas, onto the best performing signal path. This ensures consistent connections for Wi-Fi users wherever they roam.


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