Guest WiFi leader Purple has merged with Splash Access, a WiFi provider to the shared residential and education markets.
Purple, headquartered in Oldham, Greater Manchester, serves nearly 500 million users across 80,000 venues worldwide. It provides automatic, secure access to over five million hotspots through the ConneX app.
Splash Access, based in Leyland, Lancashire, has built a specialised Cisco platform which enables clients to benefit from advanced features such as multi-factor authentication and secure visitor management.
Purple’s vision is to create a seamless, secure, and universally available WiFi network. The merged offer is across enterprise, retail, hospitality, ‘multi-dwelling units’ and educational institutions.
All Splash Access staff members will remain with the company in their current roles. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“This is a powerful step forward that aligns the world’s largest guest WiFi network with the most sophisticated WiFi provider in the education and MDU environment,” said Gavin Wheeldon (pictured), CEO of Purple, who was again named on our Northern Leaders list this year.
“This is a key step in achieving our vision for WiFi to be something which is available to people that’s seamless, secure, and available wherever they may be.
“By combining our scale and expertise, we are not just integrating products; we are creating a seamless, secure, and data-rich connectivity utility for everyone, everywhere, solidifying our commitment to innovation within the Cisco ecosystem.”
Tim Ormrod, CEO of Splash Access, added: “Joining Purple provides the Splash Access technology and team with a massive operational backbone, bringing enhanced global support and an accelerated path for innovation.
“Our commitment to our partners and clients remains our highest priority, and we look forward to delivering the next generation of guest and corporate access solutions as part of the Purple family.”
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