Juniper Networks and Ruckus Wireless, Wednesday announced a new technology alliance to deliver open, wired and wireless networking solutions for enterprise, government and education customer segments. The companies will work to deliver a unified wired and wireless solution, as well as collaborate on global go-to-market opportunities to deliver carrier-class network performance, resiliency and scale to mid-size and large enterprise customers.
According to a joint statement by both companies, Juniper Networks and Ruckus Wireless will be collaborating in a number of product integrations, including combining Juniper Networks® EX Series Ethernet Switches with Ruckus ZoneFlex access points and SmartZone (SZ) Wi-Fi management platform to deliver networking solutions to various enterprise environments and enable easy network expansion as business demands grow. To support the integrated portfolio, Juniper Networks' Junos® Space Network Director will provide the visibility and enable the management of the switching infrastructure.
The integrated solution will also enable 802.1x network access control on both Ruckus Smart WiFi and Juniper Networks EX Series Switches.
Dan Rabinovitsj, Chief Operating Officer, Ruckus Wireless
Enterprises around the world are being challenged to accommodate the use of more and more mobile devices and applications, while still maintaining a secure, high-performance operating environment. Juniper Networks provides the wired infrastructure critical for serving as the backbone for the Smart WiFi networks we deliver. This ‘no-compromise’ partnership offers the value and ROI that businesses are looking for, with the performance, flexibility and scalability they demand.
Jonathan Davidson, executive vice president and general manager, Juniper Development and Innovation, Juniper Networks
The network infrastructure of our enterprise customers is experiencing incredible performance pressure due to the influx of mobile devices in the workplace connecting to mission-critical apps and to content in the cloud. Building on Juniper’s Open Converged Framework, teaming with Ruckus ensures carrier-grade levels of scale and performance through our interoperable wired and wireless solutions to solve the WiFi capacity and coverage challenges that our enterprise customers face.
