Ruckus Wireless (Ruckus Wireless) Risk Assessment

Ruckus Wireless Inc., was incorporated in 2002 in Delaware as Sceos Technologies, Inc. and subsequently changed its name to Video54 Technologies, Inc. and then to Ruckus Wireless, Inc. It effectively commenced operations on June 1, 2004, when a new board of directors was appointed and senior management was hired. The Company is a provider of carrier-class Wi-Fi solutions. Its solutions are used by service providers and enterprises to solve network capacity and coverage challenges associated with the rapidly increasing traffic and number of users on wireless networks. Its Smart Wi-Fi solutions offer carriers enhanced reliability, consistent performance, extended range and massive scalability. Its product portfolio comprises of gateways, controllers and access points. These products incorporate Company's proprietary technologies, including Smart Radio, Smart QoS, Smart Mesh, SmartCell and Smart Scaling, to enable high performance in a variety of challenging operating conditions faced by service providers and enterprises. The Company sells its products to service providers and enterprises globally and has sold its products to approximately 18,700 end-customers worldwide. It sells to enterprises through a worldwide network of more than 6,000 value-added resellers and distributors. The Company's enterprise end-customers are mid-sized organizations in a variety of industries, including hospitality, education, healthcare, warehousing and logistics, corporate enterprise, retail, state and local government and public venues, such as stadiums, convention centers, airports and major outdoor public areas. It also sells directly and indirectly to a range of service providers, including mobile operators, cable companies, wholesale operators and fixed-line carriers. The Company has approximately 55 service provider end-customers, including Bright House Networks, The Cloud (a BSkyB Company), KDDI, Tikona Digital Networks, Time Warner Cable and Towerstream.