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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.
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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

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.

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.

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.

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.
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