The Purple Blog
Insights, tips, and news about guest WiFi, analytics, marketing automation, and venue technology.
Festival WiFi - not just an advantage for the festival-goer
Well, that's Glastonbury festival over and done with for another year, and I'm sure many of your social media news feeds have been swamped with selfies, videos
Purple's WiFi fanalytics platform hits the spot for Frisco RoughRiders
Fans of the Frisco RoughRiders can now enjoy free Wi-Fi at all home games thanks to a Wi-Fi and fanalytics solution from Purple, which also improves marketing a
WiFi for shopping centres: Why should shopping centres utilise WiFi analytics?
Technology and innovation is impacting businesses in all sectors, but none more so than those operating in the retail industry. From data analytics and digital
How Do WiFi Extenders Work?
Nowadays, WiFi is more than just a convenient way to connect to the internet - it's an essential tool that we use to remain productive, efficient, and connected
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital treats patients to free WiFi
Purple, the intelligent spaces company, has installed its WiFi and analytics solution at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and it has proved to be a big hit with
802.1x Authentication for WiFi Networks: The Benefits
As more and more devices join public WiFi networks, concerns around security and user authentication continue to dominate the conversation. This is
In-Store WiFi: Are you using it to its full potential?
Every day, millions of us use our smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearable technology to connect to public WiFi access points (WAP). Ultimately, we expect to
The Technology Behind Amazon Go: How it Works and What It Means for Retailers
Whether you spotted it in your social feeds, saw it in a news headline, or were one of the 7.9 million people who have viewed its debut YouTube video, it's like
Purple Outgrows Ashton HQ
New Year, New Office, for Purple following large-scale recruitment drive We're delighted to announce that Purple has moved its headquarters to Oldham
![WiFi in Healthcare - Hospital technology trends [Infographic]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.prod.website-files.com%2F67e7d06f4e3f231ee5df2b76%2F6817b496e56236e59c2cb3a4_blogheader_wifi-1.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
WiFi in Healthcare - Hospital technology trends [Infographic]
WiFi in Healthcare is revolutionising healthcare across the board but the biggest visible changes are taking place at the point of provision. Patients are now
The effects on children and the internet
Like it or not, children and the internet go hand-in-hand and the digital world plays a massive part in most youngsters' day-to-day lives.
The Advantages and Disadvantages of WANs
Do you have a wide area network (WAN) at your company? If you operate globally, you probably do. That's because WANs are powerful business tools.
An Insight into Subnet Masking
Subnet masking explained In a local area network, network devices are connected in close proximity with each other and require logical grouping to work
Using public WiFi, security tips and Passpoint
WiFi access is everywhere. And with millions of public WiFi hotspots there's no excuse for not staying connected. WiFi hotspots are great for when you're out an
Are you WiFi Aware?
The Wi-Fi Alliance recently launched a certification programme for a new technology and standard called Wi-Fi Aware. But what does this mean? What is Wi-Fi Aware?
Top 6 weirdest places with WiFi
In January this year, there were more than 50 million public WiFi hotspots across the world - that equates to one WiFi hotspot for every 150 people on the planet
5 interesting uses for location technology
Location-based love Proximity-based social networking is becoming the norm and there has recently been a shift towards app development to help us to widen our
How important is WiFi in daily life?
If you were asked to rate the following in order of things you wouldn't be able to live without, where do you think internet/ WiFi would be placed? Family / Fri