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Ruckus, Brocade to support digital learning in US schools

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NEW DELHI: Ruckus Wireless and networking firm Brocade have joined hands to support 21st century digital learning techniques at Chico (CA) Unified School District (USD) and Souderton (PA) Area School District (ASD).

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The schools have deployed a joint Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi wireless and Brocade wired network infrastructure solution. Ruckus Wireless and Brocade are working together as technology ecosystem partners to deliver end-to-end, open standards and to help joint customers reduce costs, improve performance.

Chico Unified School District (USD), comprised of 21 schools that serve over 12,000 students, selected, deployed and standardized on a Ruckus and Brocade wireless/wired network solution to meet its current and future networking needs.

The district replaced an aging HP legacy network infrastructure to meet their growing requirements driven by the campus-wide deployment of over 3,000 Chromebooks, as well as an additional 2,000 planned for the new 2015-2016 school year.

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The Chico USD network includes over 400 Ruckus ZoneFlex indoor and outdoor access points (APs), including the industry’s first to ship 802.11ac Wave 2 access point, the Ruckus ZoneFlex R710, providing coverage for the District’s classrooms and offices, in addition to its stadiums, parking lots and sports fields.

"We realized that with the growth in end-user devices and in-class applications, our network needed to support a very high user density in addition to providing fence-to-fence coverage,” said John Vincent, Director of Technology at Chico USD.

“With Ruckus, we are able to fully meet user requirements using one AP for every two classrooms. Brocade impressed us with their record of strong innovation in developing their own unique switching products, instead of just buying other companies’ technology or developing ‘me-too’ offerings.“

"These latest K-thru-12 education wins are tangible representations of how Ruckus and Brocade provide customers with a best-in-class, wireless plus wired solution, featuring our carrier-class Smart Wi-Fi technology coupled with highly scalable, distributed chassis campus LAN technology from Brocade,” said Dan Rabinovitsj, Chief Operating Officer, Ruckus Wireless.

"The New IP, which is based on open standards, enables customers to leverage best-in-class wired and wireless solutions in addressing their network challenges,” said Jason Nolet, Senior Vice President, Switching, Routing and Analytics Products Group, Brocade.

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