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Insights and updates from the Purple team on guest WiFi, analytics, and venue technology.
Beyond the Walled Garden Login Rethinking Guest WiFi Access
Discover why the traditional walled garden login is failing. Explore modern, passwordless alternatives that improve security and user experience for guest WiFi.
Beyond the Walled Garden Login Rethinking Guest WiFi Access
Discover why the traditional walled garden login is failing. Explore modern, passwordless alternatives that improve security and user experience for guest WiFi.
Smarter Connections Your Guide to Business WiFi Solutions
Discover modern business WiFi solutions that boost security, enhance user experience, and drive growth. Go beyond passwords for a smarter, safer network.
Smarter Connections Your Guide to Business WiFi Solutions
Discover modern business WiFi solutions that boost security, enhance user experience, and drive growth. Go beyond passwords for a smarter, safer network.
Boost Warehouse Performance with WiFi
Discover how wifi for warehouses delivers reliable coverage, scalable capacity, and real-time insights to boost productivity and reduce downtime.
Boost Warehouse Performance with WiFi
Discover how wifi for warehouses delivers reliable coverage, scalable capacity, and real-time insights to boost productivity and reduce downtime.
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The 10-Day Window: Why proactive DNS filtering is your best defence against modern threats
For the modern IT department, Guest WiFi has evolved from a luxury perk into a fundamental utility. Much like power or HVAC, it is a service that customers, visitors, and contractors simply expect to work seamlessly the moment they enter a building. However, from a security standpoint, this utility creates a massive, unmanaged attack surface.
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Beyond the Block List: Meeting Global Safety Standards with WiFi Content Filtering
In the modern business landscape, providing internet access is no longer a secondary amenity; it is a fundamental utility. Whether you are managing a hospital, a retail hub, or a corporate campus, your WiFi is often the first point of interaction for visitors. However, with this utility comes a significant "Duty of Care".
Beyond the Block List: Meeting Global Safety Standards with WiFi Content Filtering
In the modern business landscape, providing internet access is no longer a secondary amenity; it is a fundamental utility. Whether you are managing a hospital, a retail hub, or a corporate campus, your WiFi is often the first point of interaction for visitors. However, with this utility comes a significant "Duty of Care."
The 10-Day Window: Why proactive DNS filtering is your best defense against modern threats
For the modern IT department, Guest WiFi has evolved from a luxury perk into a fundamental utility. Much like power or HVAC, it is a service that customers, visitors, and contractors simply expect to work seamlessly the moment they enter a building. However, from a security standpoint, this utility creates a massive, unmanaged attack surface.
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The hidden cost of free WiFi: What your captive portal is really costing you
"Free WiFi" isn't free if it costs you your reputation. From the "awkward password shuffle" to the trap of junk data, we explore the hidden costs of high-friction captive portals—and how venue operators can turn a basic utility into a powerful engine for customer delight.
The hidden cost of free WiFi: What your captive portal is really costing you
"Free WiFi" isn't free if it costs you your reputation. From the "awkward password shuffle" to the trap of junk data, we explore the hidden costs of high-friction captive portals—and how venue operators can turn a basic utility into a powerful engine for customer delight.
Digital Inclusion Starts at Your Front Door: How Venue WiFi Can Bridge the Gap
In 2025, the digital divide is a crisis of digital equity, fundamentally restricting access to life's essentials. The fight to establish connectivity as a right, not a privilege, is often framed in terms of high-level national strategy and multi-billion-pound infrastructure projects. But for millions who lack consistent access, the solution isn't miles of fibre optic cable; it's the welcoming sign of a local library, a bustling café, or a community centre with free, reliable and secure WiFi.
Digital Inclusion Starts at Your Front Door: How Venue WiFi Can Bridge the Gap
In 2025, the digital divide is a crisis of digital equity, fundamentally restricting access to life's essentials. The fight to establish connectivity as a right, not a privilege, is often framed in terms of high-level national strategy and multi-billion-pound infrastructure projects. But for millions who lack consistent access, the solution isn't miles of fibre optic cable; it's the welcoming sign of a local library, a bustling café, or a community centre with free, reliable and secure WiFi.
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Newcastle’s Digital Revolution: How Secure Public WiFi is Driving Inclusion and Economic Growth
Purple is focused on creating a world where connectivity is seamless, secure, and available everywhere. Our recent webinar broke down exactly how the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne is leading this transformation through a landmark public-private partnership.
Newcastle’s Digital Revolution: How Secure Public WiFi is Driving Inclusion and Economic Growth
Purple is focused on creating a world where connectivity is seamless, secure, and available everywhere. Our recent webinar broke down exactly how the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne is leading this transformation through a landmark public-private partnership.
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The death of the captive portal: why Apple, Google, and Samsung are killing legacy WiFi
The captive portal isn't just aging; it's being actively taken down, piece by piece, by the very companies that make the devices connecting to it. The pop-up login screen is no longer a minor inconvenience; it's a fundamental flaw in a system that's rapidly being replaced. For IT professionals and venue operators, ignoring this shift isn't an option.
The death of the captive portal: why Apple, Google, and Samsung are killing legacy WiFi
The captive portal isn't just ageing; it's being actively taken down, piece by piece, by the very companies that make the devices connecting to it. The pop-up login screen is no longer a minor inconvenience; it's a fundamental flaw in a system that's rapidly being replaced. For IT professionals and venue operators, ignoring this shift isn't an option.
