Ruckus Networks announced that the R750 802.11ax indoor Wi-Fi access point(AP) for ultra-dense client environments is Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 from the Wi-Fi Alliance.

This certification further validates the applicability of the R750 in ultra-dense client environments such as stadiums, hotels, convention centers and schools.

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 increases client device speeds by nearly four times that of Wi-Fi 5, optimizes network capacity, improves performance in congested environments and extends battery life.

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 brings the greatest value by enabling more devices to achieve peak performance simultaneously. This significantly increases overall Wi-Fi network performance in even the most ultra-dense indoor environments.

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 also supports enhanced security protocols, with Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 devices guaranteed to support Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3, the latest generation of Wi-Fi security.

“In keeping with a long tradition of Wi-Fi firsts, the Ruckus R750 is one of the first Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 access points,” said Morgan Kurk, chief technology officer at CommScope.

“Designed for high-density connectivity in heterogeneous client environments, the R750 bridges the performance gap from ‘gigabit’ Wi-Fi to ‘multi-gigabit’ Wi-Fi. This capability is becoming critical in demanding environments such stadiums, hotels and even primary and K-12 schools.”

The Ruckus R750 is a dual-band, dual-concurrent Wi-Fi 6 AP that supports eight spatial streams(4x4:4 in 5GHz, 4x4:4 in 2.4GHz), 3.5 gigabit-per-second(Gbps) aggregate throughput and embedded Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) and Zigbee radios.

A combination of new features enables Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 to connect a diverse set of client devices, from those demanding peak performance — for 4K video streaming and AR/VR applications — to IoT sensors requiring low power and low latency.

These include uplink and downlink orthogonal frequency division multiple access(OFDMA), multi-user multiple input multiple output(MU-MIMO), transmit beamforming, 1024 quadrature amplitude modulation mode(1024-QAM) and target wake time(TWT).

Ruckus’ extensive collaboration with the Wi-Fi Alliance has contributed to the successful launch of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6, with the Ruckus R750 AP serving as one of the first products comprising the test bed for interoperability certification.