Ruckus Boasts Major Deployment in China

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SICHUAN, China -- Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (RKUS) announced today that an extensive Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi wireless LAN (WLAN) system has been deployed by Luzhou Medical College in Sichuan, China, with the help of managed services provider China Telecom Corporation Limited.

The two key campuses at the college, Zhongshan and Chengbei, have installed a combination of over 1,600 Ruckus ZoneFlex™ 7341 indoor and Ruckus ZoneFlex 7762-S outdoor access point (APs), centrally managed with Ruckus ZoneDirector™ 3000 controllers. Covering 170,000 square meters of classroom and office areas, and 100,000 square meters of dormitory buildings, the College's sprawling new network can provide reliable, high-performance Internet access to more than 15,000 faculty and students who are increasingly using multiple mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The new Ruckus deployment greatly improves the user experience for more than 8,000 concurrent clients during peak hours.

Luzhou Medical College, located in Luzhou city in Sichuan Province, is a leading medical school in this key economic center of western China. The College consists of two main campuses – the Zhongshan and North campuses, covering a total of 327,547 square meters including the teaching blocks, dormitories, canteens, stadium and a swimming pool.

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