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Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi Network to arrive in Downtown San Jose
Cutting of the Ethernet cable with a Chainsaw to Celebrate one of America's Fastest, Free Wi-Fi Networks
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that it is joining the City of San Jose, CA and SmartWAVE Technologies this Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 12 noon at the San Jose City Hall Plaza to officially cut the cord to kick off Downtown San Jose's free, Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi Network during a launch celebration and press conference being held at the Plaza.
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Details:
What: "The Cutting of the Ethernet Cable"
launch event for Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi,
provided at minimal cost to the City of
San Jose through a public-private
partnership, using state-of-the-art
technology developed in Silicon Valley.
When: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 12:00 p.m.
(noon)
Where: San Jose City Hall Plaza
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Who: Mayor Chuck Reed, City of San Jose
Councilmember Sam Liccardo, District 3,
City of San Jose
Al Brown, President/CEO, SmartWAVE
Technologies LLC
Selina Lo, President/CEO, Ruckus
Wireless, Inc.
Background: The City of San Jose will be leveraging advanced
Wi-Fi technology for a variety of uses including free public
access and supporting revenue-generating City services. As a
result, the City will operate one of the fastest and finest
Wi-Fi networks in the U.S. The Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi Network
will be accessible through the entire downtown core from E.
St. John St. to the north, portions of Balbach St. and Viola
Ave. to the south, N. 6th St. to the east, and Almaden Blvd.
to the west. The new Network will also benefit the downtown
parking infrastructure, primarily the pay-to-park meters,
by improving the speed by which time-sensitive transactions
ABOUT RUCKUS WIRELESS
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) is a global supplier of advanced wireless systems for the rapidly expanding mobile Internet infrastructure market. With 2012 revenues of $214.7 million, the company offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor "Smart Wi-Fi" products to mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, and has more than 21,700 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus technology addresses Wi-Fi capacity and coverage challenges caused by the ever-increasing amount of traffic on wireless networks due to accelerated adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Ruckus invented and has patented state-of-the-art wireless voice, video, and data technology innovations, such as adaptive antenna arrays that extend signal range, increase client data rates, and avoid interference, ensuring consistent and reliable distribution of delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi. For more information, visit http://www.ruckuswireless.com.
Media Contact
Mark Priscaro
Ruckus Wireless
mark.priscaro@ruckuswireless.com
+1 408-604-8531
SOURCE Ruckus Wireless
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Ruckus Wireless
Web Site: http://www.ruckuswireless.com
Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi Network to arrive in Downtown San Jose
Cutting of the Ethernet cable with a Chainsaw to Celebrate one of America's Fastest, Free Wi-Fi Networks
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that it is joining the City of San Jose, CA and SmartWAVE Technologies this Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 12 noon at the San Jose City Hall Plaza to officially cut the cord to kick off Downtown San Jose's free, Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi Network during a launch celebration and press conference being held at the Plaza.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121120/MM17393LOGO)
Details:
What: "The Cutting of the Ethernet Cable"
launch event for Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi,
provided at minimal cost to the City of
San Jose through a public-private
partnership, using state-of-the-art
technology developed in Silicon Valley.
When: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 12:00 p.m.
(noon)
Where: San Jose City Hall Plaza
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Who: Mayor Chuck Reed, City of San Jose
Councilmember Sam Liccardo, District 3,
City of San Jose
Al Brown, President/CEO, SmartWAVE
Technologies LLC
Selina Lo, President/CEO, Ruckus
Wireless, Inc.
Background: The City of San Jose will be leveraging advanced
Wi-Fi technology for a variety of uses including free public
access and supporting revenue-generating City services. As a
result, the City will operate one of the fastest and finest
Wi-Fi networks in the U.S. The Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi Network
will be accessible through the entire downtown core from E.
St. John St. to the north, portions of Balbach St. and Viola
Ave. to the south, N. 6th St. to the east, and Almaden Blvd.
to the west. The new Network will also benefit the downtown
parking infrastructure, primarily the pay-to-park meters,
by improving the speed by which time-sensitive transactions
ABOUT RUCKUS WIRELESS
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) is a global supplier of advanced wireless systems for the rapidly expanding mobile Internet infrastructure market. With 2012 revenues of $214.7 million, the company offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor "Smart Wi-Fi" products to mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, and has more than 21,700 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus technology addresses Wi-Fi capacity and coverage challenges caused by the ever-increasing amount of traffic on wireless networks due to accelerated adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Ruckus invented and has patented state-of-the-art wireless voice, video, and data technology innovations, such as adaptive antenna arrays that extend signal range, increase client data rates, and avoid interference, ensuring consistent and reliable distribution of delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi. For more information, visit http://www.ruckuswireless.com.
Media Contact
Mark Priscaro
Ruckus Wireless
mark.priscaro@ruckuswireless.com
+1 408-604-8531
SOURCE Ruckus Wireless
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121120/MM17393LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Ruckus Wireless
Web Site: http://www.ruckuswireless.com