Blogs
Optimizing Hotel WiFi: From Lobby to Room, Installation to Pricing
This guide covers the 101 in hotel room WiFi from area of coverage to pricing. Click to read how you can add WiFi to your Hotel.
Opin Kerfi join Purple’s global partner network
Purple has formed a new technology partnership with Opin Kerfi, leading IT solutions and service partner, to provide businesses with in-depth data and analytics around their customers and physical spaces. Opin Kerfi specialize in many fields of IT including hardware, infrastructure, networks, communications solutions, office solutions and software development. The…
Purple continues its recruitment drive following multiple office openings
After securing an investment of $7 million last September, we’ve opened six new offices across four continents, and our growth strategy is set to continue in 2017 as we recruit more staff members for our expanding global team. In just four months, we’ve managed to relocate our HQ to Oldham,…
October: New features, reports and enhancements within the Purple platform
It’s been a very busy month for Purple. We have released a number of new features and reports within the platform and have introduced some great updates to enhance our current reporting suite. Here’s what we have been working on. New features & reports Custom field selection Custom field selection…
Ochsner Health Selects Purple Digital Wayfinding System to Enrich Patient, Visitor, and Staff Experience
Ochsner Health has selected Purple’s Digital Wayfinding solution to be integrated into their flagship hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, located at 1514 Jefferson Highway in greater New Orleans. The digital wayfinding solution is aimed at improving the overall experience for patients, visitors, and staff. It integrates with the MyOchsner App to…
Oakham Bus Station provides free WiFi for residents and tourists
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…
Nviron becomes a Certified Partner of Purple
We’re proud to announce that Nviron, an established provider of IT infrastructure, networking and security solutions, has become a fully Certified Purple Partner. Nviron, based in Runcorn, Cheshire, prides itself in meeting its clients’ demand for availability, integrity and security. Nviron is proud to be associated with key public sectors, including…
Northern Restaurant and Bar Show 2013
Our latest public appearance, at the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show 2013 in our home town of Manchester was a roaring success. World-class chefs were demonstrating their techniques, whilst 200 suppliers offered tasty treats and a depth and range of useful products and services to thousands of restaurateurs, pub and…
Nisa customers repeatedly asked for WiFi – and we delivered
Introduction The installation of free guest WiFi at the Nisa store in central Cardiff has resulted in increased footfall and sales. Purple WiFi are the providers and our partner, ITSourced, configured, installed and managed the delivery of the solution at the stores. David Morris, Head of IT at Nisa Retail…
NHS WiFi: A straightforward procedure with Purple
In 2015, Jeremy Hunt declared that all NHS buildings across England would be provided with free WiFi in a bid to improve services and reduce costs. Fast forward two years and it looks like this will soon come to fruition as all GP practices will have free WiFi for patients,…
New York City now has Free WiFi everywhere
Probably the largest deployment of Free WiFi is now live in New York, not something that is planned or speculated, the whole of New York City is now covered by the GOWEX network with nearly 2,000 hotspots covering Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn and the Bronx. Before this, you would probably…
What Is a Network Switch?
This hardware connects multiple computers, printers, servers, and other network devices in a building or campus. We cover the 101 on network switches and how they work.
NetDef announces agreement with Purple WiFi
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…
Navigating with Ease: How Digital Wayfinding Transforms the Airport Journey
Digital wayfinding has arrived in airports, ushering in a new era of seamless navigation and stress-free journeys.
Navigating the Indoors: The Challenges of indoor positioning technology
Digital navigation is an essential part of daily life with billions finding their way every day, so why has indoor navigation yet to gain the same popularity?