Restaurant Case Study: Tony Roma’s
Tony Romas Restaurants “Purple WiFi provides all you need and more to grow your business though social media marketing. I would recommend Purple WiFi to other Restaurateurs in a heartbeat” Simon Levy,...
View ArticleSoft Play Case Study: The Big Play Barn
The Big Play Barn “If you’re an Indoor play area and looking for FREE WiFi for your customers, Purple WiFi is the way to go. Fantastic service, fresh idea, safe and secure, so easy to use and customers...
View ArticleThe right antennae for the job
Throughout the years, countless access points and wireless routers have been held in low regard, or entirely dismissed, due to signal coverage issues. Whilst some of these may be down to poor strength...
View ArticleConcurrent users vs. clutter-free airspace – The curious balance
When looking at wireless access points, I would always find myself curious about one thing: How many users can use this thing at the same time, before it falls over? It’s a question for which the...
View ArticleSocial becomes Mocial
A guest blog by Ben Hayes, Managing Director of BORN SOCIAL. Mocial is the latest buzzword to come to the fore, recognising the increasing extent to which social media is accessed through mobile...
View ArticleBeing social about your business
Blog post by Euan Semple, author of ‘Organizations don’t tweet, people do’ Online conversations If you run a small business or a cafe or a bar you already talk to your customers face to face and...
View ArticleMancini out WiFi in
As Roberto Mancini departs Manchester City FC, there is a new arrival in the shape of stadium-wide WiFi for its supporters. Following close on the heels of the announcement by Liverpool FC, Manchester...
View ArticleMobile is not optional for retailers
At the recent Mobile Retail Summit in London some 300 attendees from a diverse range of retailers (including major supermarkets, department stores and multi-outlet retailers), suppliers and technology...
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The importance of reporting online child sexual abuse content
Susie Hargreaves, CEO of the Internet Watch Foundation, blogs on how and why to report online child sexual abuse content. There has been significant debate in the media and parliament recently about...
View ArticleRepeat after me – Repeaters vs Access Points
For most technically-minded individuals, a trip to a local computer shop is a fairly routine exercise. For others, it may be a less frequent but still necessary journey to pick up those various...
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Social media usage around the world
I know what you’re thinking. Another social media blog post. Bear with me here. There’s a reason that they are so prolific in the blogosphere, and that’s because social media is one of the most vital...
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7 Gadgets Tech Heads Need This Christmas
So 2013 is soon coming to an end. Whilst there’s been a great range of gadgets and gizmos released, it’s a simple, sad fact that you just can’t have all of them. Well, unless you are Bill Gates. Then...
View ArticleMonetizing WiFi
Monetizing (monetising for the Brits) WiFi is a rapidly changing landscape. It also has to be looked at from two perspectives, one from the venue where the WiFi is available and the other from the...
View ArticleJoin us for an introduction to Purple WiFi
We’re hosting a webinar on Tuesday 3rd September to give an introduction to Purple WiFi. You’ll find this webinar particularly useful if you work within a Marketing or IT function for a retail,...
View ArticlePurple celebrates 1st Birthday
The Purple WiFi team got together last night to celebrate our 1st birthday. Over the last 12 months the business has grown from four founders to a 30 strong team of developers, sales people, designers,...
View ArticleHob Salons tap into social WiFi
Award winning hairdressing group, HOB Salons, has installed Purple WiFi throughout 18 of its premises in order to capitalise on the benefits of social networking. Purple WiFi will enable all clients of...
View ArticleEuropean ski slopes to benefit from social wifi
Purple WiFi is expanding across Europe having won a contract to provide its social WiFi service to Crystal Ski Holidays, UK’s largest specialist holiday company, part of TUI Travel PLC. The deal, which...
View ArticleWiFi usage increase with the introduction of 4G
With mobile operators launching 4G, you won’t be surprised to hear that we’ve been carefully watching the effect of this on WiFi usage. The new capabilities of 4G have resulted in the launch of...
View ArticleDoes your WiFi hotspot allow access to adult content?
A recent research project by AdaptiveMobile, concluded that over one third of all the UK’s Cafes and restaurants had no content filtering in place, meaning that visitors logging on could easily use or...
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Ask the experts: just how close is the Internet of Everything?
Last month Gavin gave us an overview of the “Internet of Things” (also known as the “Internet of Everything”) and what it could mean for everyday life. But how far from the revolution are we? We spoke...
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