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Technology innovation business, So Purple, has sold its broadband division to Coms PLC.  The deal generates additional funding for the strategic growth of the company’s Purple WiFi offering, while freeing up time and resource to fully capitalise on the market opportunity that social WiFi presents. So Purple was established in…

Purple WiFi has reached a significant milestone in the company’s channel sales strategy by signing a deal with technology and networking distributor, Purdicom.  The agreement will see Purple WiFi solutions being sold by Purdicom to new resellers and its existing 600 in the UK and across the Middle East &…

Purple WiFi has installed its WiFi solution at the new Mahdlo Youth Zone in Oldham.  This allows the zone to not only deliver a safe and secure internet connection to the young people using the centre, but also allows Mahdlo to promote relevant events and news to members. Purple WiFi allows…

TV chef and restauranteur, Simon Rimmer, is capitalising on the benefits of social media, with the introduction of Purple WiFi into his two Manchester restaurants, Greens and Earle. The WiFi solution will enable all customers to surf the net in his establishments, free of charge, while allowing his management to…

Occupancy control allows businesses to improve social distancing and operations whilst ensuring visitors and staff remain safe.

WiFi Presence Analytics bridges the gap between Google Analytics and the real world, offering real-time data and reporting using WiFi technology. It’s similar to how cookies track user browsing online. This information gives our venues an unprecedented level of insight into consumer behavior and opportunities to engage customers directly.

Well done to Plymouth’s Derriford hospital, which is now offering a completely free WiFi service, where is was previously paid for. When we are proactively targeting customers for our WiFi hotspot solution one of the key factors of success is the dwell time of people in that venue, I think there is…

Social housing provider, Plus Dane Group, has signed a three year contract with Purple WiFi to provide their WiFi solution across 31 venues in Merseyside and Cheshire. The WiFi solution will be available in all premises owned by Plus Dane and also in communal areas for tenants. The social WiFi overlays…

PizzaExpress have partnered with Redcentric and Purple to deliver a free, fast and secure guest WiFi network in 470+ restaurants across the UK and Northern Ireland. The new infrastructure, equipped with WiFi analytics, is part of a phase of digital transformation, aimed at enhancing the dining experience. In January 2017,…

An in-depth look at a complex WiFi deployment in an urban environment North, one of the UK’s leading ICT systems integrators, Purple, the intelligent spaces company, and Ruckus Wireless, the global WiFi technology pioneer, have delivered a secure and legal Social WiFi, marketing and analytics solution in the City of…

Thai mobile telecoms company, Dtac has turned pets into moving WiFi hotspots to promote its new moving WiFi service. The pets were attached with a small router on their collars and set out onto the streets, for those nearby to log on. Dtac faced the challenge of creating an innovative…

Our customers know there are lots of benefits to using Purple WiFi. It’s ‘social WiFi’ because every time a customer uses it, they have the chance to thank you by posting on their Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin timeline. What that social post says is up to you, and if you use this functionality well, it…

Take a look at what the future of healthcare holds for the patient experience and the technologies that are influencing change in healthcare digitalization.

Passpoint addresses common painpoints and allows users to automatically connect to networks. Want to learn the 101? This article covers everything you need to know about Passpoint.

Parque Arauco, one of the largest shopping mall operators in South America, have partnered with Purple to install an advanced guest WiFi network in a number of shopping centers across Chile, Peru and Columbia. The new network allows Parque Arauco to deliver an exceptional guest WiFi experience with custom splash…