Juniper-Ruckus banks on mobile devices growth

NEW DELHI: Targeting the enterprises, government and education segments, Juniper Networks and Ruckus Wireless have joined hands to develop an open, wired and wireless networking solutions.

The companies will work to deliver a unified wired and wireless solution as well as collaborate on global go-to-market opportunities to deliver proven, carrier-class network performance, resiliency and scale to mid-size and large enterprise customers, a release said.

The end-user spending on enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment is largely driven by an influx of new Wi-Fi-enabled devices and cloud applications being brought into the workplace by employees and it is expected to grow from $5.3 billion in 2015 to $7.8 billion worldwide in 2019.

Ruckus Wireless 3+1 SmartZone and Juniper’s Virtual Chassis technology reduce the number of logical wired and wireless devices for management and automation, as well as ensure maximum availability. Juniper Networks Junos Space Network Director provides visibility and management of the switching infrastructure to easily manage growing networks and new service categories. Comprehensive security will be achieved with 802.1x network access control on both Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi and Juniper Networks EX Series Switches, a release said.

“Enterprises around the world are being challenged to accommodate the use of more and more mobile devices and applications, while still maintaining a secure, high-performance operating environment. Juniper Networks provides the wired infrastructure critical for serving as the backbone for the Smart WiFi networks we deliver. This ‘no-compromise’ partnership offers the value and ROI that businesses are looking for, with the performance, flexibility and scalability they demand,” said Dan Rabinovitsj, Chief Operating Officer, Ruckus Wireless

“The network infrastructure of our enterprise customers is experiencing incredible performance pressure due to the influx of mobile devices in the workplace connecting to mission-critical apps and to content in the cloud. Building on Juniper’s Open Converged Framework, teaming with Ruckus ensures carrier-grade levels of scale and performance through our interoperable wired and wireless solutions to solve the WiFi capacity and coverage challenges that our enterprise customers face,” said Jonathan Davidson, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Juniper Development and Innovation, Juniper Networks