Customer analytics proven to boost business
RIS News has found some interesting trending facts about how businesses can benefit from customer analytics. The power of social media has enabled new brands to be discovered, with 50% of customers...
View Article76% of major retailers don’t offer free WiFi
According to a recent study by mobile marketing agency Sponge, over three quarters of major UK retailers are missing out on the opportunity to engage with and learn about their customers, because they...
View ArticleGovernment moves to block porn at public wifi hotspots
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...
View ArticlePress release: So Purple Group sells broadband division
Technology innovation business, So Purple, has sold its broadband division to Coms PLC. The deal generates additional funding for the strategic growth of the company’s Purple WiFi offering, while...
View ArticlePress release: Purple WiFi strikes distribution deal with Selcoms
Purple WiFi has reached a significant milestone in the company’s channel sales strategy by signing a deal with technology and networking distributor, Selcoms. The agreement will see Purple WiFi...
View ArticleLegal and Practical Implications of Offering Public Wi-Fi in the UK
A guest blog by Emily Turner, Squire Sanders Associate In a society with a high demand for digital connectivity “on the move”, there is an increasing demand for public wireless local area network (WLAN...
View ArticleSoft Play Case Study: Snakes & Ladders
“Since installing Purple WiFi, the feedback from customers has been very positive as they can surf the net, catch up on emails or simply update their social networking pages while their kids play, and...
View ArticleGoogle brings wifi access to sub-Saharan Africa
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...
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Pets become WiFi Hotspots
Thai mobile telecoms company, Dtac has turned pets into moving WiFi hotspots to promote its new moving WiFi service. The pets were attached with a small router on their collars and set out onto the...
View ArticleThe price of WiFi in UK Airports
How much will it set you back if you want to get online before you get on-board in the UK? New research from Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) has shown the high price of using WiFi whilst waiting to...
View ArticleTurn your home into a public WiFi hotspot
This week, US based Comcast announced a neighbourhood hotspot innovative, which sees Xfinity customers adding an extra SSID to their home WiFi. As well as their own private home signal, customers...
View ArticleFree city wide WiFi
The trend for whole cities to be covered by free WiFi continues, under the UK governments ambitious plan to create 10 ‘super connected cities’. Manchester City Council recently announced details of...
View ArticleAustralia fighting for free WiFi to increase tourism
The top Australian tourist body, Tourism Australia is campaigning for all Australian hotels to offer free WiFi and end expensive in room internet access. They are not lobbying to cut costs for tourists...
View ArticlePress release: Purple WiFi provided to Mahdlo Youth Zone
Saddleworth-based Purple WiFi has installed its WiFi solution at the new Mahdlo state of the art Youth Zone in Oldham. This allows the zone to not only deliver a safe and secure internet connection to...
View ArticlePress release: Greens restaurant goes Purple
TV chef and restauranteur, Simon Rimmer, is capitalising on the benefits of social media, with the introduction of Purple WiFi into his two Manchester restaurants, Greens and Earle. The WiFi solution...
View ArticleThe advantages of social log in
Most of us have come across websites, or in the case of Purple WiFi, Wireless internet, which gives us the option to log in through a social media account. ‘Social log in’, as it’s known, has...
View ArticleUsing WiFi in unusual ways
The use of WiFi continues to grow in unique and unexpected ways. A while ago I wrote a blog about unusual place you might find wifi. And recently I’ve noticed a few interesting stories about some...
View ArticleCase Study: Inc Group Restaurants, Bars & Clubs
“Purple WiFi is an easy to use, functional piece of software with some interesting customer data. I particularly like that you can see how many times certain individuals have logged in – this is a...
View ArticlePurple WiFi named a 2013 Emerging Vendor by CRN
Innovative social WiFi provider, Purple WiFi has today been named a 2013 Emerging Technology vendor by UBM Tech Channel’s CRN Magazine. The annual list highlights hot tech start-ups making an impact on...
View ArticleProfit from selling the latest WiFi innovation – Social WiFi
Purple WiFi is delighted to announce the release of a limited number of white label license opportunities for our social WiFi software solution. Purple WiFi is a cloud based guest WiFi access system,...
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