e92plus signs wireless duo

Distributor says Ucopia and Purple WiFi signings will help its resellers tell ROI story around WiFi

e92plus has bolstered its wireless portfolio with the signing of two vendors focused on guest management.

The distributor has inked deals with Purple WiFi, a cloud-based guest wireless and location analytics solution; and Ucopia, which provides access security and mobility management solutions for BYOD and guest access to wired and wireless networks.

e92plus said both these solutions will help resellers target customers looking to monetise their WiFi.

Ucopia has amassed more than 7,500 customers worldwide and now manages connectivity for over 180 million staff, guests and customers.

However, just 25 per cent of wireless networks currently enable management of guest access, e9plus said.

"Ucopia enables organisations to monetise their WiFi simply and easily, and gives resellers a perfect add-on to both new projects and the chance to return to customers and help them increase the ROI from their existing investment," said e92plus managing director Mukesh Gupta.

Meanwhile, Purple WiFi, which provides businesses with enterprise guest WiFi while delivering analytical information about the guests, will open doors to new sales opportunities and a different set of decision makers, such as marketing and retail sales directors, Gupta added.

"Purple WiFi provides a simple and effective way for those companies to use WiFi as a business and marketing tool, moving from an IT purchase to a business driver and giving resellers a much more exciting conversation to have," he said.

e92plus marketing manager Neil Langridge added: "Both Purple WiFi and Ucopia further strengthen our wireless solution, and as well as enabling our VARs to provide a more complete solution, they enable a much more compelling proposition around ROI than a simple technology investment."