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Latest news, insights and industry updates from Friendly WiFi and the sectors we support.
Stay up to date with the latest from Friendly WiFi and the wider digital safety and connectivity sector. Explore our latest news, insights and updates, including Friendly WiFi developments, certification announcements, client stories and useful advice, alongside blogs discussing online safety, public WiFi and emerging digital trends. You can also discover industry-focused articles covering developments, challenges and innovation across the sectors we support. Use the filters below to browse News, Blog and Industry Blog content and quickly find the updates most relevant to you.
How MSPs Can Scale Their Managed Services Business with Zyxel Nebula
For Managed Service Providers (MSPs), growth brings opportunity – but it can also bring complexity. More customers, more locations and more devices all need to be deployed, monitored, maintained and supported. If managing that growth requires a corresponding increase in engineering resources and administration, scaling a managed services business can quickly become challenging. Cloud-managed networking is helping to change that, giving MSPs the visibility and control they nee
Aug 244 min read
What Hotels Need to Consider Before Upgrading Their WiFi Infrastructure
Guest expectations around hotel connectivity have never been higher. Reliable WiFi is now viewed as a core part of the guest experience, supporting everything from streaming and remote working through to conference services, smart room technology and day-to-day guest communication. As demands continue to increase, many hotels are finding that older network infrastructure simply cannot keep pace with modern usage. However, upgrading hotel WiFi involves far more than simply inc
Jun 114 min read
Virgin Atlantic becomes first UK airline certified to Friendly WiFi's Approved Standard
A major milestone for passenger safety and digital trust at 35,000 feet Friendly WiFi is delighted to announce that Virgin Atlantic has become the first UK airline to achieve certification to the Friendly WiFi Approved Standard, marking a significant step forward in ensuring safe, trusted public connectivity for passengers. The certification is now in place across Virgin Atlantic's new onboard connectivity service powered by Starlink, following the launch and ongoing deployme
Jun 33 min read
Delivering Safe, Scalable Guest Wi-Fi Across Multi-Site Estates
Guest Wi-Fi has become an expected service across almost every customer-facing environment. From hotels and retail parks to hospitals, care settings, leisure venues, and education campuses, visitors increasingly assume they will be able to connect easily, reliably, and safely. For organisations operating multiple sites, however, delivering guest Wi-Fi consistently at scale presents a unique set of challenges. Performance, security, compliance, and user experience must be main
Apr 145 min read
Beyond Uptime: How 5G is Transforming Retail from Resilient to Intelligent
In a recent article, we explored how 5G connectivity is helping retailers stay online keeping payments flowing, operations running, and customer experiences uninterrupted when fixed-line connections fail. But resilience is just the starting point. As retailers stabilise connectivity with 5G, the opportunity shifts from simply staying online to building smarter, faster, and more adaptive retail environments. From Backup to Business Enabler Failover connectivity was once viewed
Apr 83 min read
Powering Retail Resilience: How 5G Connectivity Is Keeping Stores Online
In today’s retail landscape, connectivity is no longer just part of the infrastructure — it is the infrastructure. From processing transactions to enabling digital experiences, modern retail environments depend on reliable, always-on connectivity. When networks fail, the impact is immediate — affecting revenue, operations, and customer experience all at once. As a result, retailers are increasingly prioritising resilience as a core part of their connectivity strategy. The Gro
Mar 253 min read
Supporting Safe and Reliable Connectivity for Schools with Calix
Reliable internet access has become a fundamental part of modern education. From digital classrooms and online learning platforms to collaboration tools and cloud-based resources, connectivity now sits at the heart of how students learn and how educators teach. Solutions such as Calix Internet for Schools are helping broadband providers and communities deliver the connectivity that schools need to support today’s digital learning environments. By combining high-performance br
Mar 123 min read
How Robustel’s Site Survey Tool Helps Identify the Best 4G/5G Network for Your Deployment
When deploying public WiFi, IoT infrastructure, or smart connectivity solutions, one question always comes up: “Which mobile network works best at this site?” For years, installers and network engineers have relied on signal strength measurements or manual testing to try and answer that question. However, in modern 4G and 5G environments, signal strength alone doesn’t tell the full story. A new capability from Robustel aims to change that. Introducing Site Survey in Smart Roa
Mar 114 min read
Why Industrial-Grade Connectivity Matters for Public and Critical Networks
In many environments, connectivity is no longer a convenience — it is a dependency. Public services, transport systems, utilities, retail estates, and smart infrastructure increasingly rely on continuous network access to function safely and effectively. Yet not all connectivity is created equal. While consumer-grade networking equipment may be sufficient in low-risk, low-demand settings, it is rarely designed to operate reliably in public, remote, harsh, or mission-critical
Feb 134 min read
Calix Joins Friendly WiFi Approved Partner Programme to Champion Safe, Trusted Connectivity
Friendly WiFi is delighted to welcome Calix as the newest member of its Approved Partner Programme. Calix is the only company delivering...
Sep 10, 20252 min read
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