Brocade Be in Agreements to Purchase Ruckus Wireless for $1.2 Billion

Brocade is set to buy Ruckus Wireless in a accord admired at about $1.5 billion in a banknote and banal transaction.The
accretion will accompaniment Brocade’s action networking portfolio, abacus Ruckus’ wireless articles to Brocade’s networking solutions. Ruckus Wireless’ WiFi articles will enhance Brocade’s attendance in the telecom account provider amplitude as well.

Brocade, which competes with Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, HPE, a part of others, expects the transaction to be accretive to its non-GAAP balance by its aboriginal division of budgetary 2017.
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Selina Lo, CEO of Ruckus Wilress, will arch Ruckus alignment and address anon to Brocade CEO, Lloyd Carney.

Wireless is an admission technology and the aggregate of Brocade and Ruckus creates a new blazon of pure-play networking company, with solutions spanning from abstracts centermost to the wireless arrangement edge.

Large enterprises, K-12 and college education, government, hospitality, and account providers will be focus areas for Brocade afterward the investment in Ruckus Wireless.

The accretion will strengthen Brocade’s adeptness to accompany arising bazaar opportunities about 5G adaptable services, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Cities, OpenGtm technology for in-building wireless, and LTE/WiFi convergence.

“This aggregate will position us to aggrandize our addressable bazaar and technology administration with Ruckus’ fast-growing wireless LAN products, and supports our eyes to bear market-leading New IP solutions that accredit the arrangement to become a belvedere for innovation,” said Lloyd Carney, arch controlling administrator of Brocade.

Brocade Communications Systems Inc. agreed to buy Ruckus Wireless for about $1.2 billion, accretion Brocade’s wireless-products brand in the service-provider industry.

Brocade’s banal fell 13% to $9.22 in morning trading in New York, while Ruckus shares soared 31% to $13.14.

Under the acceding of the agreement, Ruckus stockholders will accept $6.45 in banknote and 0.75 shares of Brocade for anniversary allotment of Ruckus.