Brocade's Ruckus Wireless has entered into separate partnerships with Amdocs and Intersection to deliver Wi-Fi services. The company also announced a new managed service offering.
The company collaboration with Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, is aimed at delivering a customizable, managed cloud Wi-Fi service to service providers.
Ruckus Service Provider (SP) Cloud leverages APs and a cloud-managed, virtualized software platform to deliver a vertically integrated Wi-Fi and LTE offering to service providers, fully managed by Amdocs
The joint offering will enable service providers to deliver Wi-Fi and LTE as managed services either as an enhancement to their current solutions or as new wireless managed services to their business customers.
By deploying the Ruckus SP Cloud solution through Amdocs, service providers can now control offerings through the cloud of their choice, while staying true to their personal branding. With this fully managed service offering, service providers can minimize their internal R&D investment, operational expenses, and ongoing lifecycle management to quickly bring differentiated solutions to market.
Service providers can customize this managed services offering for their unique needs, whether that means installing it in the cloud of their choice or integrating it with a variety of management systems and support packages.
The partnership with Intersection, an urban experience company, is meanwhile aimed at bringing free high-speed public Wi-Fi to city streets and transit hubs around the globe.
The engagement between Ruckus and Intersection delivers free, sustainable connectivity through the convergence of world-class wireless technology, digital services and a viable business model supported by advertising.
Intersection, the lead company behind LinkNYC, develops cutting-edge platforms that offer services like free gigabit public Wi-Fi and context-aware content, which generates value for cities, citizens, and brands.