Resources

Discover how SD-WAN managed services enhance network performance, boost security, and lower costs. Learn to choose the right partner and strategy.

Discover the advantages wired network offers for speed, security, and reliability, essential reading for enterprise, hospitality, and healthcare venues.

Explore our guide to the leased line business model. Learn how dedicated internet boosts reliability, outperforms broadband, and secures your operations.

Learn how to select, deploy, and manage an outdoor access point. This complete guide covers everything you need for robust and secure outdoor Wi-Fi.

Discover why the traditional walled garden login is failing. Explore modern, passwordless alternatives that improve security and user experience for guest WiFi.

Discover modern business WiFi solutions that boost security, enhance user experience, and drive growth. Go beyond passwords for a smarter, safer network.

Discover how wifi for warehouses delivers reliable coverage, scalable capacity, and real-time insights to boost productivity and reduce downtime.

In the modern business landscape, providing internet access is no longer a secondary amenity; it is a fundamental utility. Whether you are managing a hospital, a retail hub, or a corporate campus, your WiFi is often the first point of interaction for visitors. However, with this utility comes a significant "Duty of Care."

For the modern IT department, Guest WiFi has evolved from a luxury perk into a fundamental utility. Much like power or HVAC, it is a service that customers, visitors, and contractors simply expect to work seamlessly the moment they enter a building. However, from a security standpoint, this utility creates a massive, unmanaged attack surface.

"Free WiFi" isn't free if it costs you your reputation. From the "awkward password shuffle" to the trap of junk data, we explore the hidden costs of high-friction captive portals—and how venue operators can turn a basic utility into a powerful engine for customer delight.

In 2025, the digital divide is a crisis of digital equity, fundamentally restricting access to life's essentials. The fight to establish connectivity as a right, not a privilege, is often framed in terms of high-level national strategy and multi-billion-pound infrastructure projects. But for millions who lack consistent access, the solution isn't miles of fibre optic cable; it's the welcoming sign of a local library, a bustling café, or a community centre with free, reliable and secure WiFi.

Purple is focused on creating a world where connectivity is seamless, secure, and available everywhere. Our recent webinar broke down exactly how the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne is leading this transformation through a landmark public-private partnership.

The captive portal isn't just aging; it's being actively taken down, piece by piece, by the very companies that make the devices connecting to it. The pop-up login screen is no longer a minor inconvenience; it's a fundamental flaw in a system that's rapidly being replaced. For IT professionals and venue operators, ignoring this shift isn't an option.

New approach eliminates barriers, empowering venues to join the global OpenRoaming™ network and deliver seamless, secure WiFi.

Mobile data isn't killing public WiFi, bad user experiences are. In this piece, we dismantle the arguments against seamless connectivity. Learn why 5G still struggles indoors, how "unlimited" plans are shrinking, and how Purple’s certificate-based security outperforms open networks. Most importantly, find out how you can ditch the login form and still gain higher-quality, compliant customer data.