CommScope recently announced that several AI-driven solutions from RUCKUS Networks will be joining the company’s Wi-Fi 7 portfolio to “achieve new level of simplicity, automation and customization in enterprise networks.” The portfolio features IntentAI, an intent-based enterprise networking solution that’s AI driven as part of the RUCKUS One network, as well as GenAI, EquiFlex, AI-driven management services and NaaS, and more.
On top of this news, both Nokia and RUCKUS Networks are joining together bringing Nokia’s optical LAN solution and RUCKUS’ Wi-Fi Aps and the RUCKUS One platform. “Delivering a fraction of the complexity, space, energy and costs of a traditional copper-based LAN, Nokia’s Optical LAN provides a future-ready, green, high-capacity network alternative for in-building and campus connectivity. The RUCKUS One® platform will be used to manage Nokia’s optical LAN network, providing enterprises with a single AI-driven platform that can help enhance multi-access network assurance, service delivery and business intelligence.” The solution from both parties will be launched later in 2025, though it is available to be previewed at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona at booth 2F40.
“Optical LAN is the right technology for enterprise connectivity today and in the future,” stated Geert Heyninck, General Manager of Broadband Networks at Nokia. “Not only is it future-proof, but it can also provide significant operational and sustainable benefits that collectively can help reduce TCO by 50%. But the network is only one part of the enterprise puzzle. We’ve teamed up with RUCKUS Networks to offer businesses a complete solution combining our high-speed optical LAN with their advanced Wi-Fi 7 and AI platform. This future-proof, easy-to-use, green solution is perfect for industries like hospitality, higher education, campus networks, and more.”
"AI is the driving force behind modern networks. Our new range of solutions takes the latest AI innovations and blends them seamlessly into our leading portfolio of Wi-Fi access points to provide a truly enterprise-grade platform that enables new network efficiencies while making management and automation as smart and simple as possible,” stated Bart Giordano, SVP and president, Networking Intelligent Cellular and Security Solutions, CommScope. “At MWC, we’re showcasing these solutions and previewing what AI can do in a fiber-powered enterprise Wi-Fi solution with Nokia. This is the future of intelligent enterprise networks and it showcases how we continue to push the boundaries of AI-driven network innovation.”
“By combining RUCKUS Wi-Fi 7 leadership with Nokia’s strength in optical LAN networks, this solution is poised to flourish in a WLAN market which is expected to grow double-digits in 2025. This innovation will appeal to multi-dwelling units, hotels, and higher-education institutions, allowing them to future-proof fiber-powered campus networks and deliver superior end-user experience,” commented Siân Morgan, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group.
