District of Mission gets a high-performance municipal Wi-Fi network
A rustic community turns to RUCKUS Networks for a more flexible and easily managed wired and wireless network to connect municipal buildings in a breathtaking mountain landscape.
Industry
Smart cities and community-based Wi-Fi
Power smart city efficiency and drive digital equity with public Wi-Fi
RUCKUS® networks connect smart cities—and the communities they serve
A RUCKUS network can connect the vast number of IoT devices and sensors that make a smart city more efficient, safe and livable. From traffic management to waste collection to air quality monitoring, super-connected smart cities can better manage quality-of-life issues that are endemic to all urban environments—reducing waste, cost and headaches for everyone.
As amazing as that is, it’s only the beginning. RUCKUS technologies provide enough coverage and bandwidth to connect much more than sensors. They can also carry traffic for critical city services like fire, police and EMS—and even be leveraged to provide public Wi-Fi access over a community network that covers a school, a neighborhood, a district or the entire city.
As municipalities work toward greater digital inclusion for residents, particularly those in underserved communities, RUCKUS Wi-Fi networks can help power equity as well as efficiency—and that’s just a smarter way to run a city.
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RUCKUS networks power smart cities that better serve residents
Empowers smart city efficiencies
One of the most important functions of smart city technology is to maximize efficiency and responsiveness in the delivery of public services, whether it’s for traffic control, lighting sensors or the provisioning of vital utilities.
This video shows how RUCKUS Wi-Fi powers utilities in the city of Frederiksberg, Denmark, population 100,000
Connects smart buildings
A compact model of the smart city, smart buildings centralize the data and operational management of countless systems. It takes a robust network to keep it all humming smoothly.
This video shows you how all the pieces come together
Helps to secure public funding for upgrades
When the COVID-19 lockdowns forced public institutions to close, federal help was offered through a number of grant programs intended to fund technology upgrades. RUCKUS Networks helps grant applicants successfully complete the complicated process to secure the funds they need to provide better digital access for all served communities.
Learn about the RUCKUS public funding program
Customer Stories
Greenfield, MA becomes a smart city
A key town in western Massachusetts expands its 50 percent broadband coverage to serve the whole the whole town and its residents with Wi-Fi coverage resilient enough for New England winters.
City of San José
Learn how RUCKUS Networks transformed San José, California into a smart city using AI-driven Wi-Fi solutions.
Featured Products
Wireless access points
Indoor, outdoor and special-purpose access points that deliver
Network controllers
Network controllers with converged management—RUCKUS SmartZone™ controllers can power an entire community’s connectivity.
RUCKUS One
Converged network management-as-a-service platform that enables IT to deliver exceptional user experiences.
RUCKUS Analytics™
Gain visibility into core metrics that characterize network performance, including connection time, connection success, client throughput, AP uptime and more.
Featured Resources
Bringing Wi-Fi to disconnected communities
RUCKUS CommScope’s Mittal Parekh discusses the breakthrough Hidalgo County deployment with Al Brown of SmartWAVE.
Case Study: Burlington County
Learn how RUCKUS helped bring more availability and reliability to New Jersey's biggest county.
Additional resources
Case Study: City of Thomasville and Sunbelt Expo - Wi-Fi Boosts Tourism and Commerce from City Cente
Case Study: City of Kiel - RUCKUS Wireless Enables Kiel to Be a Smart City
Case Study: City of Lausanne - Wi-Fi Gives a Boost to the City of Lausanne
Case Study: Council Bluffs - Free Community Wi-Fi
The City of Council Bluffs and Council Bluffs Community School District together formed the Wi-Fi Consortium to connect residents with online resources for learning, email, social media, web browsing and audio streaming.
Case Study: San José Community Broadband
Learn how RUCKUS provides America's fastest free Wi-Fi and enables a more connected community.
Case Study: Hengs Technology - Traditional Chinese
Hengs Technology is evolving into a comprehensive renewable energy management group—RUCKUS supports enhanced competitiveness
Blog · November 10, 2025
Elevating Island Experience with Smart Connectivity
Smart Technology is elevating sustainability and tourists’ experience.
Blog · February 22, 2024
Transforming the City of San José: A Conversation with Michael Nesbitt from RUCKUS
In 2016, the City of San José came to the realization that nearly 100,000 of their residents lacked access to high-speed broadband. To solve this critical issue, the city embarked on their Digital ...
Blog · January 15, 2020
2020 Brings Choice for In-Building Wireless
With the introduction of new technologies such as Wi-Fi 6, spectrum sharing, and the continued rollout of 5G networks, 2020 will be the year that consumers and businesses are the big winners in wir...
Blog · January 07, 2020
2020 is all about bandwidth, edge devices and PoE
With the introduction of Wi-Fi 6, spectrum sharing, and the continued rollout of 5G networks, 2020 will offer consumers and businesses a wide range of connectivity options. In this blog, Ben Cardwe...
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