Budget-Constrained Schools Show Their Hunger for Better Wi-Fi in Ruckus Wireless "Back-to-School Wi-Fi Makeover" Contest

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Just one week remains in the national "Back-to-School Wi-Fi Makeover" contest being held by Ruckus Wireless™ (www.ruckuswireless.com), which will culminate in more than $150,000 in next-generation Wi-Fi products and technology being awarded to three deserving K-12 schools in the United States.

Already, several elementary, middle and high schools around the country have submitted short videos and accompanying write-ups that creatively show students and teachers who are fed up with under-performing Wi-Fi networks that can only support a fraction of the student body, and demonstrate how better Wi-Fi can support a 21st century education.  Some of the more creative entries can be viewed at the following links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ChD51CBcfo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmyOnf8qEVc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBCVjdy4uY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntkt6mIDZyE

The deadline to enter is June 20. To be eligible, any valid K-12 school district is required to fill out a simple online nomination form at http://www.ruckuswireless.com/back_to_school.  This includes providing a short YouTube video along with 500 words or less on why the school district deserves a free wireless LAN.

Winning school districts will be announced at the upcoming ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference in Philadelphia on June 29th.

All nominees are eligible to win one of three wireless LANs to be awarded:

• 50- AP dual-band 802.11n network with WLAN controller, configuration and full installation
• 25-AP dual-band 802.11n with WLAN controller
• 12-AP dual-band 802.11n with WLAN controller

"Technology now plays a key role in education, and is necessary to teach students skills in creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving," said David Callisch, vice president of marketing for Ruckus Wireless. "While many schools have wireless-only devices like iPads and laptops that support a 21st century learning experience, a majority of them lack a solid Wi-Fi network to use these devices to their full potential. We're helping alleviate some of that pain by upgrading three deserving schools to a next-generation Wi-Fi system that can support their needs now, and well into the future."

Ruckus Wireless can be found on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ruckuswireless and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/ruckuswireless. The company's blog can be read at www.theruckusroom.net. Ruckus also has a YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/ruckuswireless.

About Ruckus Wireless, Inc.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Ruckus Wireless is supplier of advanced wireless systems for the mobile Internetworking market. The company markets and manufactures a wide range of indoor and outdoor "Smart Wi-Fi" products for mobile operators, broadband service providers and corporate enterprises around the world. Ranked as the top telecom company in the 2009 Inc. Magazine 500 list and named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Ruckus Wireless has realized dramatic growth. Since 2006, revenue and shipments have grown by over 1000 percent. Ruckus invented, and has patented, innovative state-of-the-art wireless technology that steers signals around obstacles and interference. This unique capability extends signal range and ensures consistent reliable distribution of delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi. The company has shipped over 2 million Smart Wi-Fi systems around the world and has raised $51 million in funding from premier investors such as Sequoia Capital, Focus Ventures, Sutter Hill, Motorola, T-Ventures, Telus Ventures and Firelake Capital. The company is led by Ms. Selina Lo, president and chief executive officer. For more information, visit Ruckus Wireless at http://www.ruckuswireless.com.

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