BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile
World Congress -- Ruckus Wireless, a part of Brocade, and
Intersection, an urban experience company, today announced a
partnership aimed at bringing free high-speed public Wi-Fi to city
streets and transit hubs around the globe.
As cities around the world face aging infrastructure and growing
populations, leaders are working to improve civic services and
better engage citizens without cost to taxpayers. 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. Ruckus' technology enables
connected devices and users on Intersection's platform receive a
reliable, high-performance connection.
"We're thrilled to partner with Intersection, which enables
premier smart city projects like LinkNYC, one of the largest and
fastest free public Wi-Fi network in the world, which will soon
extend to London and cities across
the United Kingdom," said
Dan Rabinovitsj, COO, Ruckus
Wireless Business Unit, Brocade. "The use of our Smart Wireless
solutions, including carrier grade controllers, adaptive antenna
technology and location based services, allows Intersection to
continue to deliver more connected, seamless and human experiences
across digital and physical worlds while also improving city
operations."
"Ruckus has been a great partner in helping to build the fastest
Wi-Fi networks on the planet," said Colin
O'Donnell, Chief Innovation Officer of Intersection. "We've
already seen success in New York
and are gearing up to bring the fastest available Wi-Fi and digital
innovation to new cities and communities around the world."
About Intersection
Intersection is an urban experience
company that connects people with the places around them,
delivering valuable information and services to people throughout
their day. We improve city life, whether providing public services
like free Wi-Fi, providing people the information they need to get
where they're going, or building transformative experiences for
brands. In doing so, we connect cities with their residents and
visitors and give advertisers access to the audiences they want to
reach. Intersection is owned by a consortium of investors led by
Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet company. (www.intersection.com)
About the Ruckus Wireless Business Unit
Ruckus
Wireless delivers simply better wireless networking—and now wired
switching as well—for enterprise, service provider, government and
small business customers worldwide. The Ruckus Wireless Business
Unit of Brocade is focused on technology innovation, partner
ecosystems and customer service—yielding the best possible wireless
or wired experience for the most challenging indoor and outdoor
environments. Its Smart Wi-Fi platform delivers scalable,
high-performance Wi-Fi with simplified control and management for
on-premise and cloud-based Wi-Fi deployments, along with new
services for secure on-boarding, policy management, location
services and analytics that enable new business opportunities. The
Brocade Ruckus ICX 7000 family of switches provide flexible
scalability and simplified management, meeting the needs of
businesses and organizations of all types and sizes.
About Brocade
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking
solutions help the world's leading organizations turn their
networks into platforms for business innovation. With solutions
spanning public and private data centers to the network edge,
Brocade is leading the industry in its transition to the New IP
network infrastructures required for today's era of digital
business. (www.brocade.com)
© 2017 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
These products and features and their availability are
subject to change at the sole discretion of Brocade, and Brocade
shall have no liability for delay in the delivery or failure to
deliver any of the products or features described herein.
Ruckus, Ruckus Wireless, and SP Cloud are trademarks of
Ruckus Wireless, Inc. in the United
States and other countries.
Brocade, the B-wing symbol, and MyBrocade are registered
trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and in other countries.
Other brands, product names, or service names mentioned of Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc. are listed at
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Other marks may belong to third parties.
Brocade
Contacts
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Media
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Investor
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Laurie
Falconer
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Michael
Iburg
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408.724.0741
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408.333.0233
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laurie.falconer@brocade.com
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miburg@brocade.com
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Media
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Tracey
Workman
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781.366.1789
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tracey@inkhouse.com
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Intersection &
LinkNYC Contacts
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media@intersection.com
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media@link.nyc
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212-644.6200
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