Richard Ellor
Articles by Richard Ellor
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
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 a large-scale recruitment drive. We're delighted to announce that Purple has moved its headquarters to Oldham.
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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 the internet/ WiFi would be placed? Family / Fri
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?
In one of our earlier blogs, The Psychology of Social Media, we looked at how we may or may not be showing our true selves when posting online.
The history of online shopping
eCommerce sales for 2021 are expected to exceed $4.9 trillion USD! The ability to go online and purchase what we want or need within minutes is something that
WiFi or beacons for location based services?
Location based services are now the norm. From GPS devices to Google Maps on our phones, we all understand that our devices can communicate with satellites or other
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
