Ruckus Wireless has unveiled new products and technology to address critical scalability and reliability issues faced by enterprise that are now dealing with a deluge of smartphone and other wireless-only devices hitting their networks.

The company introduced its newest high capacity ZoneDirector 5000 Wi-Fi controller and a collection of advanced features in a new version of its award-winning ZoneFlex Smart/OS software.

As the growth of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices continues at an unprecedented rate, the demand for wireless capacity and speed is driving organizations to offer more reliable, high-speed wireless services within dense user environments, such as shopping malls, cafes, restaurants, sports stadiums, airport terminals and any large public venues. The new ZoneFlex Smart Wi-Fi system adds essential hardware and software capabilities to scale, simplify and secure large Wi-Fi networks. 

The ZoneDirector 5000 is the industry’s first Smart Wi-Fi controller-based system that can be flexibly deployed according to the requirement of the organizations, supporting up to 20,000 clients, 1,000 access points (APs) and 2048 wireless LANs (WLANs) within a single, easy-to-use and highly resilient platform.

Operating since 2007, Ruckus ZoneFlex smart Wi-Fi systems have been widely deployed by major enterprises and service providers throughout India such as Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Seven Hills Hospital, Lovely Professional University, NIIT University, Thapar University, Tikona Digital Networks, Leonia Resorts, JW Marriott Bangalore and many more. Ruckus has over 150 authorized channel partners in India, and established strategic partnership with four distributors – iValue InfoSolutions, Telexcell, VNPL and Zen Exim. According to Gartner’s Q2 2011 market report, Ruckus was the fastest growing player among the top 5 Wi-Fi suppliers worldwide - grew 82.4% from Q2 2010 to Q2 2011. 

In addition to the ZD5000 platform, Ruckus has introduced a new version of its award-winning ZoneFlex Smart/OS software system (version 9.2) for all of its Smart WLAN controllers with important enhancements including IPv6 support, AP groups for bulk configuration and WLAN administration, remote packet capture, automatic proxy configuration, and configurable timeouts. 

The ZoneDirector 5000 is immediately available and comes with a lifetime warranty.  Available this quarter, ZoneFlex 9.2 software is a free upgrade for existing customers.