competitive Ruckus vs. Ubiquiti PRODUCT COMPARISON Ruckus Core Values Ubiquiti Core Values

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1 PRODUCT COMPARISON Ruckus Core Values Reliability Feature innovation Ease of use Industry-best performance Ubiquiti Core Values Economy pricing Simple user interface Basic small business features Appeal to home users Value Connections Capability Ruckus Enterprise-class products Low initial cost Industry-best performance with fewer APs Low operational expenses Easy to use Consistent, dependable connectivity Supports high user count Excellent in tough environments Reliable hardware and adaptive features Always-on access for user productivity Designed for SMB and SME Advanced features included Flexibility to meet future business needs Ubiquiti Consumer-focused products Economy pricing Sacrifices in performance More hands-on support required Easy to use Consumer-grade reliability Built for a few clients and light traffic Struggles with interference Low-cost hardware, unpredictable service Flaky Wi-Fi experience Designed for homes and very small business Prosumer -level feature support Minimal long-term flexibility

2 Connectivity COMPARISON Ruckus Coverage Ubiquiti Coverage Ruckus Performance Ubiquiti Performance Why Buy Ruckus? Our solution is optimized for small/medium businesses and enterprises We have expertise delivering a great end-user experience and responsive support to over 21k customers Our APs consistently demonstrate best-in-class range, capacity, and throughput Our solution provides exceptional value with fewer APs and low TCO Our system can reliably handle today s devices and applications with plenty of room to grow into the future Test Parameters sq ft church Single AP (Ruckus 7363 vs. UniFi Pro AP) 5 GHz performance Auto channel/power settings

3 PERFORMANCE COMPARISON Ruckus RF Optimization Ubiquiti RF Optimization BeamFlex is a custom antenna array that adaptively selects the best antenna pattern(s) for each packet, for each user. Improves range and signal quality Increases data throughput and system capacity Reduces interference from neighbor APs Fewer APs are required to support a network Works with all clients (802.11a/b/g/n) Patented and unique to Ruckus 6-10 ipads Errors per AP Ubiquiti APs are designed for small offices and lack important RF performance and reliability features common among enterprise AP products UniFi APs have static, omni antennas No RF adaptation to dynamic environments No signal steering enhancements No client load balancing across APs, no band steering, no airtime fairness Low-cost hardware limits client density Ruckus 7982 Ruckus 7982 Cisco 3602i Ruckus 7363 Juniper 532 HP 430 Cisco 2602i Aerohive AP121 Juniper 532 Aerohive AP330 Ruckus 7363 Aerohive AP330 Xirrus 4820 HP 430 Aruba 135 Linksys EA ipads Errors per AP Cisco 2602i Linksys EA4500 Cisco 3602i Aerohive AP121 Xirrus 4820 Aruba 135 Aruba 105 Aruba 105 HP 460 Meraki MR24 Meraki MR16 Ubiquiti UniFi Pro HP 460 Meraki MR24 Meraki MR16 Ubiquiti UniFi Pro Real World Testing Conducted by wlanpros.com Measuring AP performance under load Errors measured when ipad HD video playback stops. More errors equates to poor user experience. Ubiquiti failed the test when 10 ipads were connected Ruckus continued the test with as many as 25 ipads Full test available at: content/uploads/2013/02/wi-fi- Stress-Test-Report-Overview1. pdf

4 Feature COMPARISON Measuring Wireless Innovation Feature Description Ruckus Ubiquiti BeamFlex Extend range, improve throughput, add reliability by optimizing RF patterns for each packet and each user 3 7 SmartMesh Provides AP-to-AP wireless connectivity for network extension, best path forwarding, and wired failover 3 7 Zero-IT Activation Seamlessly onboard wireless clients without IT intervention 3 7 Dynamic PSK Offers a unique pre-shared key for each user, keeping security simple. No 802.1X or RADIUS required. 3 7 Polarization Dynamically matches antenna polarity of the client to improve download and Diversity upload performance and reliability, regardless of the device s orientation 3 7 ChannelFly Improves performance by choosing an optimal radio channel via active capacity measurements 3 7 SmartCast Combines innovative traffic handling techniques, smart QoS, and traffic classification for a top-quality media experience 3 7 SpeedFlex/Zap Allows real-time troubleshooting of APs, clients, and controllers via integrated throughput measurement tools 3 7 SmartWay Controls Bonjour traffic across multi-subnet networks to enable service discovery 3 7 ZD Remote Eases network monitoring and troubleshooting via a mobile-optimized app 3 7 Ubiquiti Feature Gaps 1. No mesh support (AP-to-AP wireless connectivity) 2. Lacks advanced troubleshooting features (spectrum analysis, syslog, local logging, packet capture, integrated speed test, ipad apps for monitoring, surveying, testing, etc.) 3. No Dynamic PSK (per-user authentication w/out 802.1X/RADIUS) 4. No Zero-IT Activation support (auto-provisioning) 5. No built-in user database 6. No spectrum analysis 7. No RF performance optimizations (band steering, load balancing, airtime fairness) 8. No fast secure roaming 9. No network/rogue monitoring or prevention 10. No centralized data tunneling options 11. No device fingerprinting or device-specific controls 12. Limited user or group-specific policies, no integration with Active Directory or LDAP 13. No advanced filtering, ACLs, or wireless client isolation 14. No advanced QoS to prioritize application traffic 15. No filtering of broadcast/multicast traffic 16. No SSID service schedules (on/off based on time) 17. No AP group configurations (all settings are APspecific) 18. No dynamic VLAN assignment (assigned by AD/ LDAP) 19. No administrator authentication against AD/LDAP 20. Limited number of SSIDs for differentiated services (maximum of 4 SSIDs)

5 IN THE REAL WORLD In the heart of New York City, Baruch College chose Ruckus Wireless over 10 competing Wi-Fi suppliers to meet the wireless needs of a campus with 17,000 students. To choose a product, Baruch formed a committee of IT staff, faculty, and students to assess the wireless experience based on week-long live field tests; reliability, speed, mobility, accessibility, and ease of use were among their top evaluation criteria. Dependable Wi-Fi access helps Baruch attract and retain strong students in a higher-education landscape. Students and staff needed solid connectivity to enable educational initiatives like multimedia streaming in classrooms, student-teacher video chat sessions, high-density auditoriums, and the perennial need for anywhere, anytime access by demanding student users each with multiple devices. Baruch s CIO lamented that their previous Wi-Fi network did not meet our needs, so students and faculty started bringing in their own APs or poaching off any local Wi-Fi network they could find. But with n 350 APs managed by Ruckus ZoneDirector controllers, student and staff productivity and satisfaction are no longer an issue. Baruch noted that good Wi-Fi in New York in any context just isn t easy, but despite the RF hurdles and bandwidthhungry students, they still needed fewer Ruckus APs to get the job done. Ruckus Satisfied Customers Ruckus Facts Publicly traded as RKUS (NYSE) Formed: June 2004 Customers: 21,000+ Solution partners: 5,000+ Fastest growing of the world s top 5 WLAN suppliers (IDC, Gartner) Over 2,900 new customers in the in Q Copyright 2013, Ruckus Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved. Ruckus Wireless and Ruckus Wireless design are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ruckus Wireless, the Ruckus Wireless logo, BeamFlex, ZoneFlex, MediaFlex, FlexMaster, ZoneDirector, SpeedFlex, SmartCast, SmartCell, ChannelFly and Dynamic PSK are trademarks of Ruckus Wireless, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document or website are the property of their respective owners. Revised February Ruckus Wireless, Inc. 350 West Java Drive Sunnyvale, CA USA (650) Ph \ (408) Fx