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Insights, guides, and news from Purple about guest wifi.

Healthcare WiFi Design: Hospital Networks, Security & Guest Analytics

Healthcare WiFi Design: Hospital Networks, Security & Guest Analytics

Learn how to design secure hospital WiFi networks with WPA3 Enterprise, HIPAA compliance, patient guest portals, asset RTLS, and location analytics.

28 October 2023
Florida Panthers boosts fan WiFi and venue ROI with Purple

Florida Panthers boosts fan WiFi and venue ROI with Purple

Learn how the Florida Panthers uses Purple Guest WiFi at Amerant Bank Arena to capture fan data, enrich CRM profiles, and power digital sponsorship ROI.

18 July 2023
Armature Works enhances its guest WiFi experience with Purple

Armature Works enhances its guest WiFi experience with Purple

Today Purple announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with mixed-use event space Armature Works. Armature Works has chosen to implement

5 June 2023
Arena WiFi: fan engagement and venue analytics

Arena WiFi: fan engagement and venue analytics

Learn how high-density arena WiFi and captive portals capture fan data, improve venue connectivity, and drive digital sponsorship revenue.

3 February 2023
Digital health: the benefits of optimizing patient journeys

Digital health: the benefits of optimizing patient journeys

Explore how hospital digital wayfinding and patient flow optimization reduce missed appointments, recover clinical nursing hours, and boost HCAHPS scores.

18 May 2022
Captive portals: what they are and how they work | Purple

Captive portals: what they are and how they work | Purple

Explore what captive portals are, how guest WiFi authentication and splash pages work, and how enterprise venues capture verified customer data.

8 October 2021
The history of patient experience: trends & hospital ROI

The history of patient experience: trends & hospital ROI

Explore how patient experience evolved from 1990s CAHPS surveys to modern digital wayfinding, cutting missed appointments and hospital navigation stress.

30 July 2021
Purple, Cisco and AT&T deliver guest WiFi and analytics to Hudson Yards

Purple, Cisco and AT&T deliver guest WiFi and analytics to Hudson Yards

Purple, Cisco and AT&T have partnered with property development company, Related, to bring next-generation visitor analytics to their Hudson Yards project

29 July 2019
Social login for guest WiFi captive portals: 2026 guide | Purple

Social login for guest WiFi captive portals: 2026 guide | Purple

Learn how social login on guest WiFi captive portals increases connection rates, captures verified first-party CRM data, and simplifies onboarding.

23 June 2019
nicko cruises welcomes Purple and Deutsche Telekom onboard for guest WiFi

nicko cruises welcomes Purple and Deutsche Telekom onboard for guest WiFi

nicko cruises, a major provider of river cruises in Europe, has signed a five-year contract with Deutsche Telekom and Purple to deliver WiFi to its passengers.

30 September 2017
22,000 people agreed to community service for free WiFi

22,000 people agreed to community service for free WiFi

Explore Purple's guest WiFi terms experiment where 22,000 users agreed to community service, and learn how transparent captive portals ensure CCPA/CPRA compliance.

10 July 2017
Festival WiFi - not just an advantage for the festival-goer

Festival WiFi - not just an advantage for the festival-goer

Well, that's Coachella and the summer festival season in full swing, and I'm sure many of your social media news feeds have been swamped with selfies, videos

23 June 2017
Queen Elizabeth Hospital treats patients to free WiFi

Queen Elizabeth Hospital treats patients to free WiFi

Case study: How The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust deployed Purple guest WiFi for 23,000+ patients across wards and pediatric centers.

26 March 2017
WiFi in Healthcare - Hospital technology trends [Infographic]

WiFi in Healthcare - Hospital technology trends [Infographic]

WiFi in Healthcare is revolutionizing healthcare across the board but the biggest visible changes are taking place at the point of provision. Patients are now

3 November 2016
Are you WiFi Aware?

Are you WiFi Aware?

Explore WiFi Aware (Neighbor Awareness Networking / NAN): compare 802.11ai standards, peer discovery, BLE beacons, WiFi Direct, and enterprise venue solutions.

29 October 2015
Top 6 weirdest places with WiFi

Top 6 weirdest places with WiFi

Explore six unusual places with WiFi, from mountains to beaches. Learn how outdoor APs, weatherproofing, and captive portals power remote venues.

24 August 2015
Public WiFi legal requirements in the US: compliance guide

Public WiFi legal requirements in the US: compliance guide

Learn essential US legal obligations for offering public WiFi, including CCPA/CPRA, IWF content filtering, logging requirements, and user privacy terms.

9 January 2015
Is your public WiFi secure? Enterprise guest WiFi risk guide

Public WiFi security: Enterprise risk and compliance guide

Evaluate public WiFi risks including man-in-the-middle attacks and data theft. Learn how WPA3-Enterprise, 802.1X, and Passpoint secure guest access.

22 June 2014

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