Blogs
5 ways wearable tech is getting even smarter
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…
Get to know Purple People: Mike Greig, VP Service Providers, Americas
1) What is your very first memory? Being in our back yard, playing in the mud and my older sister trying to ride a bike and coming off big time. I remember thinking that was great. 2) What were you doing before you joined Purple WiFi? I was responsible for…
The future of loyalty in retail – how to ensure loyalty in a connected world
When is it? Date: Friday 9th October at Harvey Nichols, London Time: From 2 – 5pm, followed by networking and drinks Who’s talking? We’ll have retail mogul Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco, leading discussions on the future of customer loyalty. Also on the bill is Digital Marketing expert…
Get to know Purple People: Lars Elbaek, Regional Sales Manager, Northern Europe
1) What is your very first memory? Dodging the doctor with the big needle when I was waiting for an eye operation at age 3. 2) What were you doing before you joined Purple WiFi? I worked for one of the WiFi vendors and during that time I became familiar…
Top 6 weirdest places with WiFi
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…
5 interesting uses for location technology
Proximity based social networking is becoming the norm and there has recently been a shift towards app development to help us to widen our social circles. A summary can be found on this article by vizeum. Notifications about our social connections who are close by at that moment in time…
Get to know Purple People: Matt Smith, Channel Marketing Manager
1) What is your very first memory? I remember vividly going with my Dad when he went to buy a new car. My parents still can’t believe I remember it as I was only 2 yrs old. 2) What were you doing before you joined Purple WiFi? I worked for…
Why we love selfies
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…
ITGL announces agreement with Purple WiFi
ITGL 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. ITGL specialises in networking, unified communications and collaboration technologies. Customers are based across the UK and span all sectors. They…
12 tips for successful social media
Social media is an amazing platform for both individuals and businesses alike and there are so many to choose from. However, after posting our blog on the language of email, we really got thinking about how we may come across when ‘writing’ on social media sites and decided to investigate.…
Fanalytics: Why the stadium beats the sofa
Technology advancements have meant that we can watch games, concerts and sports events easily from our own homes. This was a concern aired in 2012 in an article by Mike Freeman entitled ‘…..a losing battle in keeping fans filling its stadiums’. The fear was that technology was enabling fans to…
Purple lands the United Wireless Arena!
New customer announcement: Purple WiFi solution is being deployed at the United Wireless Arena and Conference Center. Located in Dodge City, Kansas, the arena is a state of the art multi-purpose facility, successfully hosting hundreds of events since it first opened in 2011. An elite entertainment destination, the United Wireless…
How important is WiFi in daily life?
If you were asked to rate the following in order of things you wouldn’t be able to live without, where do you think internet/ WiFi would be placed? You might be surprised to find that it was actually found to be the absolute top of the list in a survey…
WiFi’s Impact on Retail: Increasing Spend and the Bottom Line
Recent research has found that retailers who offer in-store WiFi are seeing the benefits with an increase in their bottom line and an increase in sales. IHL, sponsored by Airtight and Earthlink, carried out research into the use of in-store WiFi: “Impact of Store Networks and WiFi on Customer Experience”.…
Maximising the cloud in the workplace
Our blog on BYOD in the workplace suggested that productivity increases if employers allow workers to bring their own device. Employees who wish to use their own devices usually expect that they can and an increasing number of establishments such as hospitals and education are allowing BYOD. In this blog…