CommScope Announces Next Wave of AI-Driven Solutions for Enterprise Networking from RUCKUS Networks
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) has unveiled new AI-driven solutions through RUCKUS Networks, integrating generative, edge, and intent-based AI features with its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio. The company announced a partnership with Nokia to combine Nokia's optical LAN solution with RUCKUS Wi-Fi APs and the RUCKUS One® platform, promising to reduce total cost of ownership by 50%.
Key innovations include IntentAI™, a business-objective-driven network management solution; GenAI Powered Zero-Touch Network for automated provisioning; and EquiFlex™, which uses edge-based AI to improve network capacity by up to 20%. The company also introduced template-based configuration management and expanded its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio with new indoor and outdoor access points, including the industry's first 6 GHz Standard Power Certified outdoor Wi-Fi 7 solution.
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) ha presentato nuove soluzioni basate sull'IA attraverso RUCKUS Networks, integrando funzionalità di IA generativa, edge e basata su intenti con il suo portafoglio Wi-Fi 7. L'azienda ha annunciato una partnership con Nokia per combinare la soluzione LAN ottica di Nokia con gli AP Wi-Fi RUCKUS e la piattaforma RUCKUS One®, promettendo di ridurre il costo totale di possesso del 50%.
Le principali innovazioni includono IntentAI™, una soluzione di gestione della rete orientata agli obiettivi aziendali; GenAI Powered Zero-Touch Network per la provisioning automatizzata; e EquiFlex™, che utilizza l'IA basata su edge per migliorare la capacità della rete fino al 20%. L'azienda ha anche introdotto la gestione della configurazione basata su modelli e ha ampliato il suo portafoglio Wi-Fi 7 con nuovi punti di accesso indoor e outdoor, inclusa la prima soluzione Wi-Fi 7 outdoor certificata Standard Power a 6 GHz del settore.
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) ha presentado nuevas soluciones impulsadas por IA a través de RUCKUS Networks, integrando características de IA generativa, de borde y basadas en intenciones con su cartera de Wi-Fi 7. La empresa anunció una asociación con Nokia para combinar la solución de LAN óptica de Nokia con los APs Wi-Fi RUCKUS y la plataforma RUCKUS One®, prometiendo reducir el costo total de propiedad en un 50%.
Las principales innovaciones incluyen IntentAI™, una solución de gestión de red impulsada por objetivos empresariales; GenAI Powered Zero-Touch Network para aprovisionamiento automatizado; y EquiFlex™, que utiliza IA basada en borde para mejorar la capacidad de la red en hasta un 20%. La empresa también introdujo la gestión de configuración basada en plantillas y amplió su cartera de Wi-Fi 7 con nuevos puntos de acceso interiores y exteriores, incluida la primera solución Wi-Fi 7 exterior certificada como Standard Power de 6 GHz en la industria.
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM)는 RUCKUS Networks를 통해 AI 기반의 새로운 솔루션을 발표하며, 생성적, 엣지 및 의도 기반 AI 기능을 Wi-Fi 7 포트폴리오와 통합했습니다. 이 회사는 Nokia와 파트너십을 체결하여 Nokia의 광학 LAN 솔루션을 RUCKUS Wi-Fi AP 및 RUCKUS One® 플랫폼과 결합하여 총 소유 비용을 50% 줄이겠다고 약속했습니다.
주요 혁신 사항으로는 IntentAI™, 비즈니스 목표 중심의 네트워크 관리 솔루션; 자동 프로비저닝을 위한 GenAI Powered Zero-Touch Network; 그리고 네트워크 용량을 최대 20% 향상시키는 엣지 기반 AI를 사용하는 EquiFlex™가 있습니다. 이 회사는 또한 템플릿 기반의 구성 관리 기능을 도입하고 새로운 실내 및 실외 액세스 포인트로 Wi-Fi 7 포트폴리오를 확장했으며, 업계 최초의 6 GHz 표준 전력 인증 실외 Wi-Fi 7 솔루션도 포함되었습니다.
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) a dévoilé de nouvelles solutions basées sur l'IA via RUCKUS Networks, intégrant des fonctionnalités d'IA générative, de périphérie et basées sur des intentions avec son portefeuille Wi-Fi 7. L'entreprise a annoncé un partenariat avec Nokia pour combiner la solution LAN optique de Nokia avec les points d'accès Wi-Fi RUCKUS et la plateforme RUCKUS One®, promettant de réduire le coût total de possession de 50%.
Les principales innovations incluent IntentAI™, une solution de gestion de réseau axée sur les objectifs commerciaux ; GenAI Powered Zero-Touch Network pour un approvisionnement automatisé ; et EquiFlex™, qui utilise l'IA basée sur la périphérie pour améliorer la capacité du réseau jusqu'à 20%. L'entreprise a également introduit une gestion de configuration basée sur des modèles et a élargi son portefeuille Wi-Fi 7 avec de nouveaux points d'accès intérieurs et extérieurs, y compris la première solution Wi-Fi 7 extérieure certifiée Standard Power à 6 GHz de l'industrie.
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) hat neue KI-gesteuerte Lösungen über RUCKUS Networks vorgestellt, die generative, Edge- und intent-basierte KI-Funktionen mit ihrem Wi-Fi 7 Portfolio integrieren. Das Unternehmen gab eine Partnerschaft mit Nokia bekannt, um Nokias optische LAN-Lösung mit RUCKUS Wi-Fi-APs und der RUCKUS One®-Plattform zu kombinieren, was eine Reduzierung der Gesamtkosten um 50% verspricht.
Zu den wichtigsten Innovationen gehören IntentAI™, eine geschäftszieleorientierte Netzwerkmanagementlösung; GenAI Powered Zero-Touch Network für automatisierte Bereitstellung; und EquiFlex™, das Edge-basierte KI nutzt, um die Netzwerk-Kapazität um bis zu 20% zu verbessern. Das Unternehmen führte auch eine vorlagenbasierte Konfigurationsverwaltung ein und erweiterte sein Wi-Fi 7 Portfolio mit neuen Innen- und Außenzugangspunkten, einschließlich der ersten im Branchenstandard zertifizierten 6-GHz-Standard-Power-Außen-Wi-Fi-7-Lösung.
- Partnership with Nokia to deliver cost-effective optical LAN solution with potential 50% TCO reduction
- Introduction of EquiFlex™ technology promising 20% improvement in connection outcomes
- Launch of first 6 GHz Standard Power Certified outdoor Wi-Fi 7 solution in the industry
- Expected double-digit market growth in WLAN sector for 2025
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Insights
CommScope's latest RUCKUS Networks announcement represents a strategic leap in enterprise networking, introducing multiple revenue streams through AI-driven solutions. The integration of generative AI and edge computing capabilities positions RUCKUS as a formidable player in the high-growth Wi-Fi 7 market segment.
The partnership with Nokia is particularly significant, as it addresses a critical market gap in enterprise connectivity. The joint solution's promised 50% reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) could be a powerful differentiator in capturing market share, especially in high-value sectors like hospitality, higher education, and campus networks. This positions CommScope to capitalize on the enterprise transition to fiber-based infrastructure.
The introduction of IntentAI and EquiFlex demonstrates strong product differentiation:
- IntentAI's business-oriented approach to network management addresses enterprise demands for simplified operations
- EquiFlex's 20% improvement in connection outcomes provides quantifiable performance benefits
- The new virtualized BNG service opens additional recurring revenue opportunities in the service provider segment
With Dell'Oro Group projecting double-digit WLAN market growth in 2025, these innovations arrive at an optimal time to capture market share. The comprehensive solution portfolio, spanning indoor/outdoor Wi-Fi 7 access points and AI-driven management platforms, positions CommScope to benefit from both hardware sales and recurring service revenues through their Network-as-a-Service offerings.
RUCKUS Networks AI-Driven solutions bring generative, edge, intent-based AI and Nokia’s next-generation optical LAN solution to its industry-leading Wi-Fi 7 portfolio to optimize enterprise networks
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Additionally, RUCKUS Networks and Nokia are previewing a joint enterprise solution that brings together Nokia’s next-generation optical LAN solution with 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 joint solution will be launched later this year but is available for preview at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event taking place in
“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
"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.
Highlights of the RUCKUS® AI-Driven Wi-Fi 7 Enterprise Networking Portfolio
IntentAI™: an AI-driven, intent-based enterprise networking solution. The IntentAI solution is part of the RUCKUS One network assurance and business intelligence platform, and fundamentally changes the way networks are managed by making the business objectives, or business goals, the primary driver in configuration, optimization and management of the network. The IntentAI solution starts with desired business outcomes and leverages AI to reach those goals in the most efficient way possible. The solution uses simple language to communicate how inputs will affect configurations in the network and offers a personalized approach to automation that creates a path towards self-managed and self-healing networks.
GenAI Powered Zero-Touch Network: the solution offers the benefits of generative AI-powered zero-touch network provisioning, increasing IT efficiency and productivity by automating and optimizing industry vertical-specific complex network onboarding processes to deliver smarter enterprise networks.
EquiFlex™: managed through the IntentAI solution, EquiFlex leverages edge-based AI to boost network capacity by reducing network congestion, especially in high-density environments. It can deliver as much as
AI-Driven, Fiber-Powered Enterprise Wi-Fi Solution with Nokia: the next wave of AI-driven, multi-access network assurance, service delivery and business intelligence. The solution leverages the AI-driven RUCKUS One platform and the Nokia leading multi-gigabit optical LAN, alongside RUCKUS enterprise-grade Wi-Fi APs.
AI-Driven Managed Services and NaaS: the NaaS solution by RUCKUS Managed Networks is a fully managed platform that provides a wide range of services for customers looking to evolve to full or partial NaaS and for providers looking to offer a white labeled full or partial NaaS offering. From basic utilization of the platform as a managed service to a full turn-key NaaS enablement, it is an investment-protecting bridge to NaaS for our customers and their customers. We are pleased to announce the newest member of our Managed Network Solutions portfolio offering—virtualized broadband network gateway (BNG) as a service. By adopting virtualized BNG from RUCKUS, service providers can modernize their broadband infrastructure to achieve greater flexibility, lower costs and improved service agility, while preparing for future network evolution, including 5G and beyond.
Template-Based Configuration Management Solution: enables IT to deploy and manage network configurations at scale. This solution enables IT to optimize security, control and compliance across large installations. In specific industry verticals such as hospitality, the solution enables IT to deliver and enforce brand compliance.
Wi-Fi 7 Indoor and Outdoor APs: the industry’s most complete portfolio of AI-driven Wi-Fi 7 solutions, including RUCKUS R770; R670 indoor; T670, the industry’s first 6 GHz Standard Power Certified outdoor Wi-Fi 7 solution for delivering purpose-driven networks for a variety of industry verticals; and T670sn, a software-configurable sectorized outdoor Wi-Fi 7 solution.
Availability and Demos
RUCKUS Networks will demonstrate the aforementioned AI-driven solutions and preview its AI-driven fiber-powered joint solution with Nokia in booth 2F40 at MWC, March 3-6.
For more information and availability, please visit the RUCKUS website.
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