Blogs

“So why is it called the Internet of Things?” Was the question from my five year old when I told him what I was writing about –” it sounds awesome”. Maybe he’s been watching too much YouTube, maybe he’s right? It is pretty ‘awesome’, by giving objects, animals or people…

2016 is the year of the customer. But wait a minute, wasn’t 2015 the year of the customer? In fact, for several years it’s been all hail customer centric marketing. But 2016 really does feel as though it could be the year we begin to put the customer up front…

Newport’s City Centre public wireless network has been officially launched, thanks to a partnership between North, Ruckus and Purple, the intelligent spaces company. NewportCityConnect will provide users with unlimited 24/7 free WiFi access across key city centre locations including Upper Dock St, Corn St, Skinner St, Riverfront Theatre, train station,…

176,000 attendees and almost 3,7000 companies including 400 start-ups. It can only be CES (The International Consumer Electronics Show), where trends at the very cutting edge of the tech industry are brought to life in the deserts of Nevada. Amidst the sea of awesome gadgets and gizmos on display, making sense…

According to Tech 21, 50% of consumers would rather leave home without their wallet than without their phone. And it’s not surprising when we consider what mobile devices are now capable of. We can browse online stores, compare prices and make purchases online all via our phones. We can even…

This week Baroness Martha Lane-Fox suggested serious technological changes to the NHS in her detailed review for the government. In July 2015, Jeremy Hunt tasked Baroness Lane-Fox with job of considering the digital future of the NHS. Released on the 10th December, the document makes recommendations which included free WiFi…

Guest blog: The Future of Hospitality – Purple WiFi Whether you are scared from the plethora of dystopian science fiction films depicting a dark future or confident you have everything in hand, digital and societal changes are disrupting every business engaged in hospitality. The customer service model can now utilise…

If you’re like me (and a lot of other people), you keep a lot of your personal information on your smartphone—things such as Social Security numbers for your family, passwords, financial data and more. Obviously this isn’t information you want just anyone to have access to, but it’s incredibly easy…

The Wi-Fi Alliance recently launched a certification program for a new technology and standard called Wi-Fi Aware. But what does this mean? What is Wi-Fi Aware? Wi-Fi Aware is an always-on technology that enables devices to discover other nearby devices, applications and information. We think this short video from the…

Last week Purple WiFi were feeling glamorous as we got to attend the Cineworld Exhibition at Silverstone race track, along with our partner, TFM Networks, a preferred supplier of the Cineworld group. With five Cineworld cinemas already up and running with TFM, Cisco Meraki and Purple, it was the perfect…

The Web is an incredibly complex thing.  Although it may feel virtual – we talk about things being ‘in the cloud’ – it is in fact scattered on real life servers all over the physical world. There are sites and apps living everywhere from back bedrooms to state-of-the-art data centers.…

In partnership with Ruckus Wireless and Equinox Telecom, Purple WiFi has redefined the guest experience in one of the most challenging and exciting networking environments we’ve seen to date – the USS Midway Museum, San Diego. The USS Midway is the world’s most visited historic naval ship. The ship is…

When is it? The event will be held on Thursday 22nd October from 2pm at Gilgamesh Bar & Restaurant, in the vibrant London Borough of Camden. So what’s it about? We are taking a good look at how bars and restaurants need to prepare themselves for the future and the…

A slideshare by People’s Monthly on mobile and wearables prompted us to look at the popular and potential wearables of today and how they might be used in different market places. At Purple wearable tech matters to us because it’s reliant on connectivity to make it work. As the number…

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! But where are the world’s most unusual WiFi hotspots? 1) Mountains In July it was announced that visitors to Japan’s…