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Ruckus Wireless Launches ZoneFlex R610 and T610 to Expand its 802.11ac Wave 2 Portfolio

Ruckus Wireless announced two new Access Points — the ZoneFlex R610 indoor AP and the ZoneFlex T610 outdoor AP, based on the IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2 standard.

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Tushar Mehta
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Ruckus Wireless, Inc., a wing of Brocade, announced the addition of two new Access Points (APs) to the ZoneFlex family — the ZoneFlex R610 indoor AP and the ZoneFlex T610 outdoor AP. Both products are based on the IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2 standard featuring multi-user MIMO technology, which optimizes airtime efficiency to client devices and increases aggregate network throughput in dense indoor or outdoor deployments.

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“The Ruckus ZoneFlex R610 AP enables secure connections whether you are streaming audio or video, transacting payments, keeping in touch via social media, or just browsing the web,” said Denton Meier, CTO, Firefly Technologies, a Ruckus partner based in Washington. “The 3x3 802.11ac Wave 2 APs provide dual concurrent streams to handle the influx of connections at these demanding locations. ”

Ruckus Wireless Expands 802.11ac Wave 2 Portfolio with ZoneFlex R610 and T610 Ruckus ZoneFlex R610 Indoor Access Point

The R610 is an indoor Wave 2 11ac 3x3:3 AP with USB interface, capable of supporting future IoT applications, that fills the gap between the ZoneFlex R510 Wave 2 2x2:2 AP and the R710 Wave 2 4x4:4 AP, delivering data rates up to 1,900 Mbps.

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The T610 is an outdoor Wave 2 11ac 4x4:4 AP with field accessible USB interface capable of supporting future IoT applications. The T610 is positioned between the ZoneFlex T300 Wave 1 2x2:2 outdoor AP and T710 Wave 2 4x4:4 AP and supports data rates up to 2.5 Gbps.

Ruckus Wireless Expands 802.11ac Wave 2 Portfolio with ZoneFlex R610 and T610 Ruckus ZoneFlex T610 Outdoor Access Point

The R610 is great for high-density deployments for clients in need of guaranteed high throughput. High schools offering online digital learning with more than 30 kids per classroom and university lecture halls providing concurrent HD video streams to hundreds of student devices are great use cases for R610 deployment. The T610 is ideal for high-density outdoor deployments. An example use case is a smart city, providing wireless access to hundreds of users, connectivity to smart meters and public utilities.

With the addition of these two new APs, Ruckus has the broadest 802.11ac Wave 2 portfolio in the industry. Both new APs can be managed via any Ruckus control and management platform, including SmartZone and ZoneDirector now, plus Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi beginning in December.

Ruckus ZoneFlex APs are available, starting December, through Ruckus' global distribution network.

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