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Participating pubs can increase social media engagement and customer interaction  February 3, 2015: Purple WiFi, the cloud-based social WiFi software company, today announced its partnership with Molson Coors, one of the UK’s biggest brewers to create a solution called “Molson Coors Cloud”. As part of a new trial, Molson Coors…

In line with their mission to make the car buying process as enjoyable as possible, Colliers has rolled out a free guest WiFi solution. Colliers is the Midlands’ largest independent motor group and the WiFi provision is a fantastic example of their ongoing commitment to superior customer service. The solution…

NetDef has signed an agreement with innovative social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi, which will see the addition of cloud-based guest WiFi and location analytics solutions to its portfolio of products. NetDef is a leading managed service provider supporting a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors. NetDef…

The Fermain Valley Hotel needed a WiFi solution capable of meeting the rising demand for safe, secure, 24/7 internet access, particularly for business and leisure guests who arrive with multiple devices. The hotel has recently undergone a complete WiFi upgrade, installed by Resolution IT. The WiFi solution utilises multiple VDSL…

Investment funds will be used to accelerate product development and for staff recruitment to aid global expansion, targeting EMEAR, APAC and the Americas January 14, 2015: Purple WiFi, the UK-based WiFi social login and location analytics platform, today announced new funding to accelerate its rapid international expansion. The $5m funding was…

In a society with a high demand for digital connectivity “on the move”, there is an increasing demand for public WiFi services  to be made widely available. Businesses are understandably keen to meet that demand, however, there are a number of key areas of legal compliance which Wi-Fi providers should…

In 2015 Rise WiFi signed an agreement with innovative social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi to deliver highly valuable social WiFi for business.

Purple WiFi has joined the Future of Privacy Forum, ensuring we are up to date with best practices in data collection and how data is being used. This will enable us to be at the forefront of any privacy dialogue and access up to date information from thought leaders on issues…

Purple WiFi are proud to announce that we are now members of the Wireless Broadband Alliance. Having attended the key events over the last two years we’ve always wanted to be a part of the community and that wasn’t possible until now. Who are the WBA? The Wireless Broadband Alliance aims to…

Walking with WiFi. Wearable technology is allowing us to interweave technology even further into everyday life. In fact, wearable technology is set to transform our lives: from healthcare to gaming and augmented reality. Will we all soon be wearing technology devices? Probably. So it is no wonder that there could…

Location based services are now the norm. From sat navs to google maps on our phone, we all understand that our devices can communicate with satellites or other location technology to try to pinpoint where we are stood. There are options available to brands and venues who want to take…

This Christmas many children (if they have been good) are going to be waking up on the big day to the newest toys on the market. WiFi related toys are in line for being amongst those at the top of children’s Christmas wish lists. The elves, it seems, are very…

Our VP Americas, Anne Lakstigala, recently attended the World Broadband Alliance Wi-Fi Global Congress in San Francisco. Anne was on a panel, hosted by Adlane Fellah, and discussing ‘Innovative Services over WiFi’. Here we take a look at the 5 big talking points and share our views on those hot topics. 1) Monetizing WiFi Advertising…

Oakham, the county town of Rutland, has recently built a new bus station and decided on further rewarding its travellers with provision of free WiFi. The solution is provided by Nick Viney of Millennium Ltd, with funding from Rutland County Council. It was decided that the installation would utilise TP-LINK routers…

The world of technology has massively changed over the last decade. We take a look at just how far we’ve come, with our top seven technology advancements list. 1) Smartphones With our smart phones we can now do almost anything that we can do with our home laptop. A recent stat we…