SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), through its subsidiary
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS company
(NASDAQ: ARRS), announced the successful completion of the
industry's first announced trial of Carrier Wi-Fi enhancements
based on the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Vantage™ program,
with Vantage 2 features. Conducted on KDDI's public Wi-Fi network
at the Shibuya train station in Tokyo,
Japan, and using test devices based on Qualcomm® Snapdragon™
845 Mobile Platform and Ruckus' R610 and R710 access points (APs)
powered by IPQ806x and QCA99xx networking chipset, the trial
demonstrated substantial improvements in the performance and user
experience of Wi-Fi on a congested carrier network. Prior to the
field trials, extensive lab trials were also conducted in Qualcomm
Technologies, Ruckus and KDDI with support from HTC and SHARP, to
help ensure the robust performance.
The full release is available on the Qualcomm News Center
website at
(https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2018/02/21/qualcomm-and-ruckus-successfully-complete-industrys-first-announced-trial)
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm invents breakthrough technologies that transform how
the world connects and communicates. When we connected the phone to
the Internet, the mobile revolution was born. Today, our inventions
are the foundation for life-changing products, experiences, and
industries. As we lead the world to 5G, we envision this next big
change in cellular technology spurring a new era of intelligent,
connected devices and enabling new opportunities in connected cars,
remote delivery of health care services, and the IoT — including
smart cities, smart homes, and wearables. Qualcomm Incorporated
includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our
patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of
Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, all
of our engineering, research and development functions, and all of
our products and services businesses, including, the QCT
semiconductor business. For more information, visit Qualcomm's
website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.
About Ruckus Networks
Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS company, delivers simply better
connections for awesome partner and customer experiences. Ruckus
builds innovative and secure wired and wireless access networks for
organizations that place a premium on connectivity for their
employees, customers, students, subscribers and guests.
Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of
Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the
United States and other countries.
Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
John Sinnott, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
Ruckus Networks Contacts:
Laurie Timms, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-408-724-0741
Bob Puccini, ARRIS Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-720-895-7787
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