Purple partners with the University of British Columbia to power campus connectivity

Manchester, LANCS, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purple, the global guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi and analytics platform, has been selected by the University of British Columbia (UBC), one of Canada's leading research universities, to power WiFi across its campus under a three-year agreement, delivered alongside Cisco.

Purple partners with the University of British Columbia to power campus connectivity

 

The partnership gives students, staff and visitors a fast, secure and seamless way to get online across a large and busy campus community, and gives the university a clearer understanding of how its spaces are used.

 

Delivered in close collaboration with Cisco, the deal is a strong example of what the partnership can achieve, with the two teams working together to move the project forward quickly and deliver exactly what UBC needed. It also marks a flagship higher-education win for Purple in North America.

 

Michael Bainum, Senior Sales Director, North America at Purple, said:

 

"The University of British Columbia is one of Canada's leading research universities, so it's a fantastic institution to be working with. Delivering it alongside Cisco meant we could move quickly and give the UBC team exactly what they needed - a great example of what the partnership can do."

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Purple is the leading global connectivity platform that has built the world's largest public WiFi network. Their mission is to make WiFi a secure, seamless, and ever-present utility for everyone, everywhere. A global force with a presence in 89 countries, the platform is a powerful network that serves nearly 500 million users across 80,000 venues, with automatic, secure access to over 5 million hotspots through the Purple app.

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