GEC NEWS WIREHigh capacity Wi-Fi to boost enterprise performance with wave 2 features
Ruckus Wireless has unveiled the Ruckus ZoneFlex R710access point (AP) based on Wave 2 features of the 802.11ac standard that extends Wi-Fi to enable multi-gigabit Wi-Fi performance and unprecedented capacity. It is being projected as the first Wi-Fi AP to now support major technical advances in the 802.11ac and comes with a highly anticipated new capability called multi-user multiple input/multiple output (MU-MIMO).
Vijay Sammeta, Chief Information Officer for the City of San José said, “Wave 2 represents an investment in a platform that not only meets our current needs, it will also meet those in the future that we can’t even predict. The Ruckus ZoneFlex R710 helps us take this to the next level.” According to Sammeta, after installing the Ruckus ZoneFlex R710, the City was able to achieve dramatic performance improvements, reaching over 445 megabits per second speed with two-stream-capable laptops, and over 200 megabits per second with single-stream mobile smart phones.
“The R710 is an extraordinary feat of engineering that marks a new era for our industry,” said Selina Lo, president and CEO of Ruckus Wireless. “The work and innovation we’ve put into the R710 reflects our leadership in delivering the world’s best in class wireless products that stand the test of time.”
