Ruckus Wireless Smart Wi-Fi Hits 1,000,000 Unit Shipment Mark

Ruckus Wireless has announced that last year , it shipped 100,000 Ruckus MediaFlex systems to more than 125 broadband operators around the world. Furthermore, since introducing its Smart Wi-Fi technology in 2005, over 1,000,000 BeamFlex-equipped access points have been sold.

Ruckus is credited with innovating a new class of Smart Wi-Fi
multimedia products based on its BeamFlex smart antenna technology. BeamFlex is patent- pending technology that automatically steers Wi-Fi signals around interference, constantly picking the best path through the air for traffic, according to the company. This provides extended range of Wi-Fi signals and glitch-free whole-home streaming of IP-based video, voice and data over standard 802.11g.

Ruckus Wireless milestones for 2006 include:

-- Signing more than 125 broadband operators including providers in Belgium, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Ireland, Finland, Slovenia and dozens of rural providers in the U.S.
-- Introducing five new products addressing the triple play and metro wireless markets
-- Raising $18M in 3rd round financing from some of the world's leading companies including Motorola Ventures and T-Online Venture Fund
-- Opening a new research and development facility in Taipei
-- Winning 10 industry awards for Wi-Fi innovation including being recognized by the World Economic Forum as a 2007 Technology Pioneer