Manchester, LANCS, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purple, the global guest, staff and multi-tenant WiFi and analytics platform, has been selected by Nexus, the passenger transport operator for Tyne and Wear, to provide WiFi across 12 Metro stations and five Nexus offices, under a three-year agreement. The Metro network carries around 37 million passengers a year, putting Purple in front of a huge volume of travellers across the North East.
Purple rolls out across the Tyne and Wear Metro
For those passengers, it means a simple, reliable way to get online as they move through stations, whether they are planning a journey, checking travel updates or staying connected on the go.
The agreement is a significant UK public transport win and adds to Purple's growing presence connecting travellers across stations, airports and transit operators, helping providers turn passenger connectivity into a better travel experience.
Beth Hughes, Enterprise Growth Manager at Purple, said:
"The Metro moves millions of people across Tyne and Wear every year, so being chosen to provide WiFi across its stations puts Purple in front of a huge number of travellers in the North East. This one has been a long time in the making, and I'm really pleased to see it come together."
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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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