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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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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.

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…

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…

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…

Here at Purple, we’re always excited to learn how customer experience is being shaped by WiFi across different sectors. So, we set out to survey over 1,000 people about how they use WiFi in bars and restaurants and the results were conclusive. The provision of free WiFi in bars and…

Spectators that attended the Los Pumas vs All Blacks game on Saturday were able to enjoy high-speed connectivity and share memories of the game thanks to Efan, Cisco Meraki and Purple’s WiFi and analytics solution. Estadio Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, played host to the 2017 Rugby Championship game on Saturday…

Life before the Internet Despite the fact that many of us experienced life before WiFi, it has become virtually impossible to imagine our personal and working lives without it. Being connected to the internet means we can achieve things far quicker and more efficiently than in the past: handwritten letters…

WiFi data and analytics have been around for several years, but it’s only in the past couple of years that businesses have started to utilize their potential for improving their guest experience, staff efficiencies and increase the return rate of their customers.  What is WiFi data and analytics? WiFi analytics…

Are you a looking for WiFi solutions for your company? Our guide covers everything from the 101 to security measures.

Purple WiFi has become a member of Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in order that users accessing one of its Purple Wifi hotspots are prevented from stumbling across known images and videos of child sexual abuse. Purple WiFi allows companies to capitalise on the benefits of social networking, while offering their…