March 16, 2021 Purple & UST DataLabs Deliver Geographical Links Between Public WiFi and the Rates in Covid Cases In February, Purple and UST DataLabs worked together to see if there was a correlation between social behavior and the rates of C19 cases in Manchester, York, and London. Through the combination of an enriched dataset created by UST, detailing the movement of the UK workforce during the pandemic, and Purple data collected from over… Read More
June 06, 2018 Airport digitalization: has the passenger experience improved enough? Passengers have been embracing technology for years, relying on their smartphones, tablets and other devices to stay informed and up-to-date when traveling. Many airports have bought in too, investing heavily over the past few years in self-service technology that keeps passengers informed, creates more efficient passenger journeys and improves the overall airport experience. Recently, it… Read More
April 15, 2018 WiFi4EU: A Continental Shift In Free WiFi Access For Europe On May 29th, 2017 the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission reached a political agreement to provide free WiFi connectivity for citizens and visitors in the European Union. The WiFi4EU scheme will be delivered through simple and non-bureaucratic procedures including online applications, payments by vouchers (each worth 15,000 Euros) and light-touch monitoring requirements. The… Read More
June 21, 2016 North, Purple and City of York – two years on An in-depth look at a complex WiFi deployment in an urban environment North, one of the UK’s leading ICT systems integrators, Purple, the intelligent spaces company, and Ruckus Wireless, the global WiFi technology pioneer, have delivered a secure and legal Social WiFi, marketing and analytics solution in the City of York. Two years on we… Read More
March 24, 2016 Using public WiFi, security tips and Passpoint WiFi access is everywhere. And with millions of public WiFi hotspots there’s no excuse for not staying connected. WiFi hotspots are great for when you’re out and about and need to access the internet to reply to your emails, check the train times or simply stream some music. Public WiFi certainly has good points. It’s… Read More
October 29, 2015 How to Properly Secure Your Smartphone If you’re like me (and a lot of other people), you keep a lot of your personal information on your smartphone—things such as Social Security numbers for your family, passwords, financial data and more. Obviously this isn’t information you want just anyone to have access to, but it’s incredibly easy for your smartphone to be… Read More
January 09, 2015 Legal and Practical Implications of Offering Public WiFi in the UK In a society with a high demand for digital connectivity “on the move”, there is an increasing demand for public WiFi services to be made widely available. Businesses are understandably keen to meet that demand, however, there are a number of key areas of legal compliance which Wi-Fi providers should be aware of before offering… Read More
November 06, 2014 Parents give up children in exchange for free WiFi It sounds pretty ideal. You get free WiFi whilst someone else watches your children for a few hours, brilliant! Is this in a play centre perhaps or a theme park maybe? Unfortunately not. A rather interesting study was carried out in London recently. F-Secure offered people use of free WiFi, except it wasn’t quite free. The Ts… Read More
September 14, 2014 Guest hotspot software, Purple WiFi, now available in Canada 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 about the guests including their… Read More
September 08, 2014 Update on the legal implications of offering public WiFi in the UK Offering Public WiFi in the UK: A changing landscape? August 2014 Update In May 2013, we published an article informing readers of some of the legal and practical implications of offering public Wi-Fi in the UK. You can read our article here. Now, just over a year later, changes are being introduced to some of… Read More
September 08, 2014 Update on data retention obligations in the European Union Newsflash: August 2014 Update on Data Retention Obligations in the European Union In January 2014, we published an article informing readers about the data retention obligations in Europe. You can read our article here. Now, due to a recent decision of the European Court of Justice, the law in this area is in a state… Read More
September 07, 2014 A Purple celebration for the launch of WiFi at Camden Stables Market On September 4th, we officially launched Purple WiFi at Camden Market with a party for our partners, customers and guests. The event, held at the stunning Gilgamesh venue in Camden Stables Market, brought together the great and the good from the local community, our partners Cisco Meraki, as well as a mixture of Purple WiFi… Read More
September 03, 2014 The best WiFi statistics of 2014 The Huffington Post recently gave us 50 technology statistics including some stats from our own Purple WiFi survey! Amazingly 90% of all smartphones are equipped with WiFi capabilities and we have picked some of the other interesting WiFi stats: 1) WiFi makes shoppers happy We know from the Future Stores Report that showrooming happens, and… Read More
August 19, 2014 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 Ltd, said: “The system is… Read More
August 17, 2014 Stables Market Camden turns Purple with free WiFi for visitors Purple allows Stables Market in Camden to offer an easy to use WiFi service with the added bonus of WiFi marketing opportunities and footfall monitoring August 19, 2014: Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced the launch of a secure and legal Social WiFi solution for Stables Market Camden, London’s favourite market. The fully supported… Read More
July 27, 2014 Purple WiFi in the City of York What is the service provided? A super fast and free WiFi service has launched in key areas of the City of York, including the strategic transport hubs, enabling better connectivity for residents and visitors alike. The service is secure, legal and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The WiFi is content filtered… Read More
