SUNNYVALE, USA: Ruckus Wireless, a Wi-Fi applications provider, introduced the industry's first complete, end-to-end managed, wireless broadband access (WBA) solution. It gives service providers a cost-effective, "build-as-you-grow" model for offering broadband data services in developing urban environments at a fraction of the cost of alternative approaches.

The Ruckus WBA solution includes outdoor mesh APs, customer premises equipment (CPE), a new line of smart Wi-Fi backhaul systems and system-wide remote management.

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Ruckus has combined high-speed 802.11n technology with its patented, state-of-the-art intelligent antenna designs and innovative dynamic beamforming software to overcome interference problems that have plagued many outdoor Wi-Fi networks, delivering more extensive, stable coverage than conventional outdoor Wi-Fi systems.

The Ruckus dynamic antenna system also enables more efficient spatial reuse in wireless mesh networks – by varying the direction of each packet transmission, adjacent mesh APs often can transmit simultaneously on the same channel thereby maximizing network capacity.

Ruckus Smart Mesh networking routes traffic over wired and wirelessly meshed APs, using the highest performing path in real time. It allows APs to be aggregated over gigabit Ethernet for capacity without the overhead of additional mesh hops. A departure from traditional broadband access solutions that blanket large geographies with expensive access and backhaul equipment that takes years to deploy, the Ruckus WBA solution lets operators speed their time to revenue and profit by incrementally building out their infrastructure from concentrated areas where people eat, shop, live or congregate.

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Meshed Access Network
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High-Speed Wireless Backhaul

ZoneFlex 7731, a new high-gain, point-to-point 802.11n (5GHz) backhaul system that extends Wi-Fi signals over kilometers at data rates up to 300 Mbps over a secure link. The ZoneFlex 7731 is IP-65 rated, operating at -40°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F) and features a dual-polarized directional antenna that delivers 14dBi of gain with a 30° beam width for simple positioning and aiming.

Centrally managed by FlexMaster, the ZoneFlex 7731 features dynamic, performance-based channel selection, optimizing backhaul throughput in noisy environments

With the launch of the Ruckus WBA solution, Ruckus Wireless is introducing the ZoneFlex 7731, a high-gain, point-to-point 802.11n (5GHz) access point that extends Wi-Fi signals over kilometers at data rates of up to 300 Mbps.

The ZoneFlex 7731 is IP-65 rated, operating at -40°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F) and features a dual-polarized directional antenna that deliver 15dBi of gain with a 30° beam width for simple positioning and aiming.

Available now, the ZoneFlex 7731 is priced at  $2,398 per pair.