Ruckus Wireless Expands Its Presence In Africa With Appointment Of Westcon Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 21st August 2014 - Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) has appointed Westcon Africa as the newest member of its growing distributor network as part of the company's continued expansion into Africa. Westcon Africa is now an official distributor of all Ruckus Wireless solutions across the continent effective from 1 August 2014.

Says Michael Fletcher, sales director for Ruckus Wireless sub-Saharan Africa: “We made our commitment to Africa when we launched in South Africa at the end of 2011 and over the last few years we have made strong inroads – with Africa a strong growth market for us. To ensure we are able to continue to support our growing African customer base – existing and new – we made a strategic decision to appoint Westcon Africa.”

Westcon Africa is a value-added distributor of category-leading unified communications, network infrastructure, data center and security solutions with a global network of specialty resellers. With over 100 offices, Westcon Africa ships to more than 100 countries and is constantly adding new facilities and expanding their footprint to cater to the continent's requirements.

“We are focused on creating the programs and support that accelerate the business of our partners,” says John Spreadborough, General Manager, Convergence at Westcon Africa. “As a pure-play wireless LAN (WLAN) vendor, Ruckus Wireless continues to excel as one of the fastest growing enterprise WLAN suppliers in the market and as such, we are pleased to add Ruckus to our list of vendors in our aim to continue to drive high quality professional services that meet the changing needs of business and the individual nature of each client.”

Ruckus Wireless also continues to aggressively grow its partner channel worldwide with their global Partner Programme including: the Ruckus partner portal, its annual Big Dogs channel partner conferences, and comprehensive Ruckus University Wi-Fi training programs.

“Ruckus partners continue to help Ruckus maintain its position as one of the top wireless networking providers in key vertical markets including the likes of education and hospitality, while also helping it continue to grow its customer base in the healthcare, manufacturing and retail sectors. And with a global strategy to continue to work with global partners, we welcome Westcon Africa onboard. With their Pan African distribution network, experience and positive track record, we believe our African outreach will continue to grow strongly,” concludes Fletcher.

About Ruckus Wireless
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) is a global supplier of advanced wireless systems for the rapidly expanding mobile Internet infrastructure market. The company offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor “Smart Wi-Fi” products to mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, and has over 40,000 end-customers worldwide.

Ruckus technology addresses Wi-Fi capacity and coverage challenges caused by the ever-increasing amount of traffic on wireless networks due to accelerated adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Ruckus invented and has patented state-of-the-art wireless voice, video, and data technology innovations, such as adaptive antenna arrays that extend signal range, increase client data rates, and avoid interference, providing consistent and reliable distribution of delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi. For more information, visit http://www.ruckuswireless.com

About Westcon Group
Westcon Group, Inc. is a value added distributor of category-leading unified communications, network infrastructure, data center, and security solutions with a global network of specialty resellers. Westcon's teams create unique programs and provide exceptional support to accelerate the business of its global partners. Strong relationships at every level of the Westcon Group organization enable partners to receive support tailored to their needs.

From global logistics and flexible customized financing solutions to pre-sales, technical and engineering assistance, the company works with partners to respond with agility and speed to changing market conditions so they can achieve the fastest time to revenue. Westcon Group's portfolio of market-leading vendors includes: Cisco, Avaya, Brocade, Polycom, Check Point, and Blue Coat. For more information, please visit www.westcongroup.com