We recently introduced an end-to-end managed WBA solution

How has the recession affected mobility in India and globally?

There has been a sudden surge in accepting mobility in the country-be it
laptop, iPhone, or any other gadget that keeps you going. Many companies are
looking at enabling complete mobility and Wi-Fi for their employees. Mobility is
the main driver for increase in Wi-Fi usage. Besides, there is saving on wiring
cost, and also allows easy relocation. With the notebook being affordable and
the growth being more than 100% y-o-y, the need for Wi-Fi has become central and
inevitable.

Which verticals are investing on mobility solutions?

Manufacturing has started looking at Wi-Fi. One of the factors being that
they are investing and moving from desktop to laptops that allow them to walk
into shop floor, and enter data and information on real-time basis. Hand-held
devices, too, have made a huge difference in the increase of Wi-Fi. Presently,
the education vertical in India is the biggest contributor to the growing demand
for Wi-Fi. Few other campus Wi-Fi done by Ruckus Wireless are AMIT Chennai,
Thapar University, Sri Ramchandrandra Medical College and University, and Anna
University.

Have you done any innovation on the Wi-Fi technology?

We have recently introduced the industry's first complete, end-to-end
managed, wireless broadband access (WBA) solution that gives service providers a
cost-effective, build-as-you-grow model for offering broadband data services in
developing urban environments. That too, at a fraction of the cost of
alternative approaches. Ruckus Wireless's BeamFlex is the innovation, and it is
an integrated array of antenna on PCB chip, wherein twelve antennae are
in-built. Ruckus Wireless also uses smart BeamFlex technology that calculates
the reliable and quickest way to reach the client. It provides two to four times
more coverage and reliability and wire class quality than its competitors. It
works at both the chipset and antenna level.

Have you resolved the security issues of wireless solutions?

All wireless solutions are security enabled. The difference Ruckus Wireless
brings is the Dynamic Pre Shared Key (PSK) which has simplified security for IT
managers. Advances in Wi-Fi security have eliminated many of these problems
through the use of virtually uncrackable wireless encryption that scrambles data
beyond the point where someone can decrypt it. Enterprises should also invest in
a robust, reliable, manageable Wi-Fi network than deploying a vanilla home-based
Wi-Fi equipment, which is a huge threat to the enterprise's LAN security.

Kannan K

kannan@cybermedia.co.in