Nara Institute of Science and Technology Refreshes Campus-Wide Wi-Fi Infrastructure – RUCKUS's "BeamFlex+®" and AI Platform Slash Connection Trouble Complaints

RUCKUS Networks (Japan office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter RUCKUS) announced that Nara Institute of Science and Technology (Location: Ikoma City, Nara; President: Kazuhiro Shiozaki; hereinafter NAIST), a national university corporation, has fully refreshed its campus-wide Wi-Fi wireless environment by introducing RUCKUS's Wi-Fi 6E compatible access points and the network analysis platform "RUCKUS AI™".

Background and Challenges: "Coverage Shortage" and "Authentication Instability" with the Spread of 5GHz Band

NAIST is a graduate university that conducts advanced research integrating three fields: information science, bioscience, and materials science. Traditionally, Wi-Fi has been provided throughout the campus, but in recent years, it has faced the following challenges:

Decreased Radio Coverage: With the increase in devices using the 5GHz band, areas where connections were impossible due to its susceptibility to obstacles emerged. Saturation in High-Density Environments: In lecture halls where approximately 300 people gather, existing access points lacked sufficient processing capacity. Authentication Troubles: With an increasing number of devices adopting "random MAC addresses" for privacy protection, traditional authentication processes became unstable.

Reasons for Adopting RUCKUS: Smart Antenna "BeamFlex+®" and AI for Operational Efficiency

After a competitive bidding process, NAIST highly evaluated RUCKUS's unique technologies and decided to adopt them.

BeamFlex+® (Smart Antenna Technology): Selects the optimal antenna pattern on a frame-by-frame basis. Achieves seamless campus-wide coverage with a minimal number of installed units. RUCKUS AI™: Constantly monitors the network, with AI performing early detection of incidents and proposing improvements. Operational automation enables stable operation with limited human resources. Cloudpath®: Centralized certificate management and distribution enables secure 802.1X authentication through user-driven workflows.

By appropriately deploying omnidirectional and directional antenna access points, radio coverage is extended over a wide area.

Effects of Introduction: Towards an Environment as "Naturally Usable" as Water and Electricity

Since the full refresh in April 2024, user complaints regarding the network have drastically decreased.

Realization of High-Speed Communication: Utilizing Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band) achieves high-speed transmission of up to 2.4Gbps. This supports projects handling large volumes of data, such as point cloud data processing using LIDAR and smart city research. Reduced Operational Load: Inquiries to the network have become almost non-existent, significantly streamlining the operational tasks of the Information Infrastructure Center.

Detailed Case Study Published on Microsite Launched March 3

A detailed case study article, including an interview with Mr. Takahiro Tsujii of NAIST's Information Infrastructure Center, and a video https://ruckusnetworks.co.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/case_nasit.mp4 were published on RUCKUS Japan's unique microsite launched on March 3.

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Information Infrastructure Center, Information Infrastructure Technology Service Group

Group Leader, Information Infrastructure Technology Service Group

Mr. Takahiro Tsujii

Published at: www.ruckusnetworks.co.jp Simultaneously Published Cases: Hoshino Resorts, internal interview article "Purpose Driven Network," etc.

【About Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)】

Established in 1991. As a national graduate university specializing in graduate education without undergraduate faculties, it promotes world-class research and education in the three fields of information science, bioscience, and materials science, as well as their interdisciplinary areas.

URL: https://www.naist.jp/

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