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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…

Mobile World Congress 2013 is undoubtedly a hotspot, pun intended, of all things technology and it is safe to say that the hot topic there is WiFi and Small Cell technology. With the existing and further expected explosion in mobile data usage  MNO’s are facing a big challenge of how to…

Fans of the Frisco RoughRiders can now enjoy free Wi-Fi at all home games thanks to a Wi-Fi and fanalytics solution from Purple, which also improves marketing and fan engagement. The Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas, is home to the minor-league baseball team and welcomes thousands through its doors…

WiFi 6 is the successor to 802.11ac and offers access to the 6 GHz band. This articles covers everything you need to know about WiFi 6 and how it might affect your business.

There are two waves of WiFi 5 (802.11ac). Click to see how this technology compares to previous versions.

If you stand around the front of the Purple offices at 5pm on a Monday you will notice a gathering of individuals donning their running gear. For over a year the Purple running club has been going strong and we even recently ran the Great Manchester Run for the amazing…

8 things we’ve learnt about selfies 1 ) A picture tells a thousand words Thanks to connectivity and being ‘always on’ we can take a picture almost any time, any place, anywhere and immediately post it to one of many social media accounts. Hence the current fascination and trend for…

Using exclusive insights from Exit Design and Purple’s partnership, our new blog series will help untangle the complexity of healthcare wayfinding and what you can do to help visitors navigate your space with ease, ultimately positively impacting the patient experience. We’ll help you to untangle the complexity of navigating the…

Following an international RFP search, in July of 2021 VCU Health System chose Purple to implement a wayfinding solution on its growing downtown medical campus in Richmond, Virginia. With this solution, patients and visitors can preview digital maps and directions online before they arrive and use interactive walking routes when…

There have been many claims to suggest that when we give our brain a good workout we can improve cognitive ability and even improve memory. However, with today’s smartphones and access to the internet, we can store everything we need to know in one handset. We wondered whether this means…

Retailers are missing out on valuable opportunities to boost their visitor experiences, see how reward programs can help.

Location based happy shopping Who doesn’t like shopping? Well, for those who aren’t so keen, Location Based Services should help to make it a better experience. New WiFi based technologies allow shops to utilise geo-fencing, drawing invisible lines around our favourite sales areas or locations and allowing a store to…

Troubleshoot why your WiFi keeps disconnecting here. This article covers the 101 to help you get started on reconnecting.

Customer complaints can improve your business if addressed properly. Learn why they matter and how to turn them into opportunities for growth.

You may have noticed we’ve been talking a lot about the ‘customer algorithm’ recently. It’s a term that we have coined off the back of Alibaba’s ‘new retail’ strategy – one that aims to merge the online and offline worlds of data capture. It’s all about combining data from multiple…