FierceBroadbandWireless Names Ruckus Wireless to its "Fierce 15" for 2007
Ruckus Wireless Moves Its Smart Wi-Fi into New Markets
Sunnyvale, CA — July 23, 2007 — Ruckus Wireless announced today that it has been named to the annual FierceBroadbandWireless "Fierce 15" list, designating it as one of the top wireless companies of the year. FierceBroadbandWireless editors Lynnette Luna and Sue Marek evaluated hundreds of organizations, and found Ruckus Wireless to be one of the "fiercest," proven by their market success and innovations in the industry.
FierceBroadbandWireless brings the latest broadband wireless news on WiFi, WiMAX, muni WiFi and other pertinent broadband wireless topics and technologies to more than 48,000 wireless industry insiders. Earlier this month, the publication underwent a rebranding; it was formerly known as FierceWiFi.
"Ruckus Wireless is advancing the state of Wi-Fi technology so that it can become a reliable utility in the home, in hotspots and in the office. With Smart Wi-Fi, consumers and service providers can now better exploit and monetize the digital multimedia revolution," said Lynnette Luna, Editor of FierceBroadbandWireless.
Ruckus Wireless recently entered the small and medium business (SMB) market segment with its new ZoneFlex™ wireless LAN product line. ZoneFlex extends Ruckus Wireless Wi-Fi innovations to SMBs that require a robust but simple solution that fits between high-end centralized WLAN switches and low-end consumer Wi-Fi products.
To date, Ruckus Wireless has shipped over 125,000 MediaFlex Smart Wi-Fi systems to over 100 broadband providers around the world. And over 1 million BeamFlex™-enabled Wi-Fi access points are currently deployed around the world.
BeamFlex is patented Ruckus smart antenna array technology that automatically and continually selects the best path for Wi-Fi signals to every client and dynamically steering signals around interference as it is detected.
"We are thrilled to be recognized by FierceBroadbandWireless, one of the industry's must-read news leaders," said Selina Lo, president and CEO. "The mobile broadband community depends on FierceBroadbandWireless to provide the most up-to-date news along with analysis of major industry trends. It is an honor to be recognized by such a well-regarded news outlet."
The FierceWireless "Fierce 15" celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" — championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. The complete list of winning companies is available in a special Web feature on the FierceBroadbandWireless Web site at http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com.
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