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NetDef 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. NetDef is a leading managed service provider supporting a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors. NetDef…

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…

Relay2, a leader in cloud managed WiFi solutions, has announced that it is fully integrated with the Purple WiFi analytics platform.  For Mobile Network Operators and Managed Service Providers, the integration of the Purple WiFi analytics platform provides their customers with rich analytical information to help them better understand the…

Last year Purple WiFi posted a blog which discussed the value of a Facebook “Like”. The post was pretty popular so we thought we would revisit it and see what’s changed since. Is £114 really the average value of a Facebook Like? There’s been a lot of reference online to…

The world of technology has massively changed over the last decade. We take a look at just how far we’ve come, with our top seven technology advancements list. 1) Smartphones With our smart phones we can now do almost anything that we can do with our home laptop. A recent stat…

Investment funds will be used to accelerate product development and for staff recruitment to aid global expansion, targeting EMEAR, APAC and the Americas January 14, 2015: Purple WiFi, the UK-based WiFi social login and location analytics platform, today announced new funding to accelerate its rapid international expansion. The $5m funding was…

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…

In 2015 Rise WiFi signed an agreement with innovative social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi to deliver highly valuable social WiFi for business.

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…

Purple WiFi has joined the Future of Privacy Forum, ensuring we are up to date with best practices in data collection and how data is being used. This will enable us to be at the forefront of any privacy dialogue and access up to date information from thought leaders on issues…

Purple WiFi are proud to announce that we are now members of the Wireless Broadband Alliance. Having attended the key events over the last two years we’ve always wanted to be a part of the community and that wasn’t possible until now. Who are the WBA? The Wireless Broadband Alliance aims to…

We are pleased to announce that Purple WiFi has achieved ISO certification for Quality and Information Security. This is an important step forwards to ensure the continued success of the business and demonstrate to existing and potential customers that international standards are a high priority for us. Achieving ISO certification means that…

WiFi is something that is expected, for free, just as we expect access to heat, light and water. But the big question in recent years has been how to monetise WiFi. Purple WiFi has created an innovative low cost solution that gives unprecedented analytics and insights, whilst driving true ROI…

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…

Location based services are now the norm. From sat navs to google maps on our phone, we all understand that our devices can communicate with satellites or other location technology to try to pinpoint where we are stood. There are options available to brands and venues who want to take…