Passpoint and OpenRoaming: connect once, then securely at every visit
A Passpoint profile installs once and the device joins on its own from then on, encrypted from association, with no portal. OpenRoaming is free through the Connect licence, Purple is a certified WBA identity broker, and OpenRoaming takes it to 5 million+ hotspots worldwide.
- Free OpenRoaming through Connect
- Certified WBA identity broker
- 5 million+ hotspots worldwide
- Survives iOS 18 MAC rotation
How it works
Provisioning and secure guest access in one
Install the profile once
Through the Purple app, your own app, your MDM or at the end of one captive portal sign-in.
Connect on arrival
The device recognises your network, authenticates against cloud RADIUS and joins on its own, encrypted from association.
Keep the identity through MAC rotation
iOS 18 rotates MAC addresses, so returning devices look new. Passpoint authenticates the profile, so the identity survives.
Proof
Newcastle runs the world's first city-wide OpenRoaming network
Newcastle City Council runs the world's first city-wide OpenRoaming network on Purple, at £0 cost to the council. Residents and 53,000+ students roam between campus, city and trams on one profile, and 1,000 SMEs are on the network.
- 1st
- city-wide OpenRoaming network in the world, Newcastle
- 53,000+
- students roaming in Newcastle
- 5 million+
- OpenRoaming hotspots worldwide
- Free
- OpenRoaming through the Connect licence
FAQ
Common questions
What is the difference between Passpoint and OpenRoaming?
Passpoint is the technology that lets a device join a network automatically. OpenRoaming is a federation built on it, so a profile is trusted across more than 5 million hotspots worldwide.
Do we still need a captive portal?
Yes, as the onboarding lane. A device signs in once on the open network, installs the profile, and uses the secure network from then on.
What does OpenRoaming cost?
Nothing extra. OpenRoaming is free through the Connect licence, and Purple is a certified WBA identity broker, so you join the federation through us.
Make every return visit connect on its own
We map where Passpoint and OpenRoaming fit your guests, students and residents. All in a 45-minute design session.
- Get your three-SSID plan in 45 minutesTell us what runs on your WiFi today, and a Purple network engineer maps it with you.
- Map your SSIDs onto threeOpen, secure and xPSK, on the access points you already own. You leave with the plan.
- Prove it on one site firstJudge the result on tickets and audit evidence, then roll out.
Your design session
45 minutes. Your estate. A plan you keep.
Led by a Purple network engineer. No slides. You keep the plan.