Blogs

The Fermain Valley Hotel needed a WiFi solution capable of meeting the rising demand for safe, secure, 24/7 internet access, particularly for business and leisure guests who arrive with multiple devices. The hotel has recently undergone a complete WiFi upgrade, installed by Resolution IT. The WiFi solution utilises multiple VDSL…

It’s no secret that one of the hottest questions in the boardroom of each business is “what will give us the competitive edge?” But in a hyper-competitive world, where technology is evolving at a faster rate than many businesses can keep up with, and customers are continually demanding more… How…

Ingenious Media Inc. has signed an agreement with social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi, which will see the addition of cloud-based guest Social WiFi and location analytics solutions to its portfolio of products and services. Purple WiFi provides businesses with secure and legally compliant enterprise guest WiFi while delivering rich analytical information…

Wi-Fi everywhere is becoming more than a slogan. As is evident from the infographic, cities continue to add public Wi-Fi options, giving residents and visitors access to free Internet access through smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Cities often place these public Wi-Fi networks in areas where a lot of people tend…

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…

Cloud computing has become a big part of life, with most of us using the cloud in one way or another during our daily tasks. Although newspapers are often full of warnings about the dangers of using the cloud, you can eliminate these risks and use the cloud safely. Check…

Picture this – you’re walking in the mall (shopping centre of course in the UK but I love the way mall sounds) and you see a friend who tells you that your favourite PiriPiri chicken is on offer at M&S, only that your friend is called Beacon, and communicates to…

Grocery store mapping organizes and visualizes a store’s layout, helping shoppers navigate. These maps highlight product locations, aisles, and departments, saving customers time and reducing frustration. How Mapping Improves Shopping For retailers, maps boost customer satisfaction, drive sales, and improve loyalty. Types of Grocery Store Maps Physical Maps Digital Maps…

David Cameron will shortly announce a government backed code of conduct to block pornography in public wifi hotspots, located in premises where children may be present. The Prime Minister said old the Telegraph that he wanted “good, clean WiFi’ in public spaces which would give parents confidence that their children…

Google plans to bring high speed WiFi access to over a billion people living in remote areas in Africa, using high altitude balloons which transmit signals across hundreds of miles. Google is currently running a high speed fibre network in remote areas of the US, including Utah, Missouri and Texas.…

The vision of WBA chairman JR Wilson is evolving the agenda with his personal mantra ‘everything standardised, everything connected’. He suggests the whole industry is now aligning with the same unity of debate around three pillars: seamlessness, security and interoperability. To establish this vision the urgent challenges he highlights are:…

Last week, I was delighted to welcome our entire international team here for a whole week to have our Global Sales Kick Off. The team flew in from all corners of the world, including Europe, Australia, Singapore and the U.S. The week flew by with presentations and learning sessions, and…

We’ll very shortly be releasing an updated version of our portal, so we wanted to give you a glimpse of what to expect. Platform architecture rewrite with improved performance and access speeds As a direct result of the massive Purple WiFi deployments we’ve seen across the globe, we’ve rewritten the…

I’ve got to know Gavin really well over the years I’ve been at Purple. Gavin is happily married with two daughters, aged six and nine. He’s a family man, super smart, down to earth and approachable. He holds strong values and views, and he doesn’t suffer politics or fools. So…

Although the story of Ella Birchenough is quite an amusing one, it’s a slightly worrying indication of what we might risk to save our smartphones from any harm. Ella Birchenough was so desperate not to be without her mobile phone that after dropping it down a drain she jumped straight…