Case Study: Ocean State Job Lot achieves reliable, warehouse-wide Wi‑Fi and higher productivity with RUCKUS Networks

Ruckus Wi-Fi Provides Stable, Pervasive Coverage for 1.5 Million Sq. Ft. Warehouse

Ocean State Job Lot, a New England closeout retailer, struggled with spotty Wi‑Fi across its 1.5 million sq. ft. distribution center and had no wireless at corporate headquarters. The warehouse’s vast, metal‑filled environment and 44‑ft ceilings caused RF scanners and staff to lose connectivity, slowing inventory movement and constraining processes.

Job Lot installed Ruckus gear—75 indoor APs, 8 outdoor APs and dual ZoneDirector controllers—leveraging BeamFlex to extend range and mitigate interference. The rollout delivered pervasive, reliable coverage in the warehouse and trucking yards, restored scanner productivity, enabled flexible Wi‑Fi at headquarters, simplified management and segmentation with multiple SSIDs, and even reduced expected hardware and ongoing costs.

Ocean State Job Lot

Hugo Otero

Senior Network Administrator