 "Ruckus Wireless Introduces Wi-Fi Wall Switch")
Ruckus Wireless introduced the first Wi-Fi Wall Switch (the ZoneFlex 7025) that integrates high speed 802.11n Wi-Fi technology with wired Ethernet ports into an elegant, inconspicuous and low-profile wall jack.
“For hotels, the first thing that must be achieved from a guest technology perspective is wireless everywhere,” said Douglas Rice, Executive Vice President, CEO, Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG), a non-profit industry trade association. “Beyond that, the hospitality market clearly sees the enormous benefits that an IP-based network brings in delivering a better guest experience, new services that will drive customer loyalty and better staff productivity across their hotels.”
The Ruckus Wi-Fi Wall Switch was purposely developed to meet the growing demands within hotels to connect in-room devices that are now IP-enabled while concurrently supporting a broader range of IP-based services. With the Ruckus Wi-Fi Wall Switch, hotels have a simple in-room device that addresses these requirements and solves IT problems that have long hampered hotels such as:
- Operating disparate wired and wireless networks,
- Unsightly cables and network devices within hotel guest rooms,
- Installing more Ethernet cables in guest rooms and other areas to connect new IP-based devices,
- Running additional Ethernet cabling to support standalone Wi-Fi access points,
- Deploying in-room switches and other infrastructure necessary for network connectivity and,
- Retrofitting furniture and hotel aesthetics to hide or accommodate networking equipment.