Ruckus Chases the Enterprise

Stacey Higginbotham, Monday, April 21, 2008 at 7:20 AM PT Comments (3)

After raising $42 million in venture funding to go after the IPTV market with its Smart Wi-Fi technology that enables multimedia streaming, Ruckus Wireless is turning to the enterprise market, perhaps hoping for a sure thing. However, the competition for enterprise WLAN connectivity is fierce, with Cisco, Aruba Networks and others all holding on to that space tightly. Plus, connectivity is a commodity now — the real value is on features that enhance fixed-to-mobile convergence.

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