Juniper Networks and Ruckus Wireless have collaborated to offer open, wired and wireless networking solutions to the enterprise, government and education sectors.
The technology alliance will offer a unified wired and wireless solution and deliver proven, carrier-class network performance, resiliency and scale to mid-size and large enterprise customers.
The companies will bring together Juniper’s EX Series Ethernet Switches with Ruckus’ ZoneFlex access points and SmartZone management platform.
Additionally, Ruckus Wireless 3+1 SmartZone clustering and Juniper’s Virtual Chassis technology lowers the number of logical wired and wireless devices for management and automation.
Ruckus Wireless chief operating officer, Dan Rabinovitsj 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.
"This ‘no-compromise’ partnership offers the value and ROI that businesses are looking for, with the performance, flexibility and scalability they demand."
Juniper Networks Development and Innovation, Networks executive vice president and general manager Jonathan Davidson said: "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."
Gartner estimates that global end-user investment on enterprise wireless LAN equipment will increase to $7.8bn in 2019 from $5.3bn in 2015.
