Richard Ellor
Articles by Richard Ellor
5 interesting uses for location technology in enterprise venues
Explore 5 key enterprise use cases for indoor location technology, comparing WiFi RTLS, BLE beacons, and UWB across healthcare, retail, and corporate venues.
How important is WiFi in daily life? 2026 connectivity guide
Explore why WiFi is essential in daily life and business, and how guest WiFi, location analytics, and security turn daily connectivity into venue revenue.
How to use WiFi to work out
There is a massive drive for health and wellbeing currently. The NHS website says that if exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs
What type of social media personality are you: 12 persona types | Purple
Discover the 12 social media personality types, online sharing psychology, and how venues use social WiFi to segment and engage digital visitors.
The history of online shopping
eCommerce sales for 2021 are expected to exceed $4.9trillion USD! The ability to go online and purchase what we want or need within minutes is something that
WiFi vs beacons for location-based services
Compare WiFi positioning systems and BLE beacons for indoor location-based services, spatial analytics, accuracy, and enterprise venue navigation.
A cure for phone addiction
In an earlier blog we looked at nomophobia, or the fear of being without a mobile phone. We concluded that some of us might actually be getting dangerously
Seven ways technology has developed over the last 10 years
The world of technology has massively changed over the last decade. We take a look at just how far we've come, with our top seven technology advancements list.
How WiFi Has Changed the World
Discover how WiFi changed the world since 1999. Learn how 802.11 standards, guest WiFi, and location analytics transformed global enterprise venues.
BYOD in the workplace
Bring your own device, or BYOD, is a phenomenon allowing personal laptops, tablets and smartphones into the workplace to gain online access and view company
The internet is making us smarter
Internet searches and brain patterns It is widely thought that mental stimulation might improve the brain's ability to function. In a study, researcher Small
WiFi presence analytics: what it measures for staff and for guests
Learn how WiFi presence analytics tracks venue footfall, dwell time, and visitor frequency using RSSI signals to drive real-world location intelligence.
Is your public WiFi secure? Enterprise guest WiFi risk guide
Discover why open guest WiFi exposes venue networks to man-in-the-middle attacks, and how WPA3-Enterprise, Passpoint, and captive portal isolation protect customer data.
Public WiFi consumer survey: footfall, dwell time & spend insights | Purple
Explore key findings from our 2,540-person public WiFi survey on consumer footfall, dwell time expansion, and captive portal data capture.
Lucky WiFi
Caesars Entertainment UK is one of the most established and innovative operators in the casino industry, leading the way for over 40 years. It offers a diverse
The language of email
Emails - can we communicate as well as we think we can? Are you trying to be funny? Do you tend to be sarcastic? Or are you deadly serious when sending your
Does social media actually improve society?
Today's society faces many challenges: unemployment, crime, poverty, loneliness to name but a few. We've considered whether social media can be used to
Risks of offering free customer WiFi in Australia | Purple
Learn the legal, security, and privacy risks of offering free customer WiFi in Australia under the Privacy Act 1988 and how to protect your venue.