Oct 2nd, 2021

Cloud & data privacy regulations in the Middle East

In order to have a sustainable business in today’s world, protecting customers’ privacy is key and it comes with securing their data. In the Middle East, the privacy landscape has been flourishing in the last ten years with privacy laws and regulations emerging across the region, especially with the implementation of GDPR in Europe.

Sep 9th, 2021

WiFi Network Design: a practical guide for planning and implementation

Once upon a time, wireless network design planning involved grabbing a floor plan and plotting locations for access points with a protractor. This was a tedious and time consuming activity. Access points no longer require manual power and channel settings.

Aug 2nd, 2021

How is technology helping the hospitality sector to survive in the United Arab Emirates?

Today, the travel and tourism industry in the United Arab Emirates is facing a significant change with the rising technology trends that are enabled thanks to the daily mobile phone usage, especially by millennials. In fact, the smartphone penetration in UAE reached 78% in the last 3 years, one of the highest in the world.

Jul 6th, 2021

The right set of analytics tools and techniques for your business

You may be selling online and furiously trying to engage your customers in the digital world, you’re taking risks by discarding the fact that consumers still love to shop in stores. The brand experience is much more enjoyable when the website experience is consistent with the experience in store.

Apr 12th, 2021

Leveraging WiFi to realise the universities of tomorrow

The emergence of wireless networking and advanced broadband - especially scalable technologies based on the cloud, has revolutionised how universities view education. Education has transformed - from a one off activity of taking classes, to a comprehensive ecosystem of services.

Jan 14th, 2021

2 Years of GDPR: Navigating a data protected world

The General Data privacy regulation (GDPR), passed in May 2018 has been a significant milestone in protecting user rights and ensuring data privacy.

Jan 7th, 2021

Exploring newer grounds: A technology-focused approach to EV infrastructure transformation

While the “tipping point” in the market for electric vehicles (EVs) will not be reached for some years, continued investments by both new companies and established automotive players promise that EV models will displace internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and gain a major share of the global market in the next 10 years.

Dec 4th, 2020

A transformation beyond COVID, Technology is here to stay

COVID-19 is one of the greatest challenges the world has faced in centuries. It has transformed the lives of millions of people all across the globe, severely impacting industries across multiple sectors.

Nov 1st, 2020

How can data help brands remain resilient and relevant in times of change ?

The recent worldwide pandemic has brought unprecedented changes in the global socio-economic order. Brands are no different, with a trend towards an increased focus on customer personalization, only the brands that shall anticipate, observe and act will come out victorious in these testing times.

Oct 6th, 2020

How going digital has transformed the restaurant industry

If digital transformation is the core of many strategies today, especially during this pandemic, as many companies are looking to reinvent themselves, restaurants are not an exception.

Sep 9th, 2020

How will Luxury brands rebound in the phase of “new normal”?

According to Bain and Boston Consulting Group, due to Covid-19 luxury brands’ sales could fall up to 35% this year.

Aug 6th, 2020

Top 10 cities with the best hotspots

Are you staying in your hometown during this summer break? Or are you going to visit other cities in your country or overseas? In any case, you probably want to stay up to date with the world news and just have a free access to Internet while wandering.

Jul 7th, 2020

The new challenges of retailers to engage customers in-store

A recent report written by 99 firms regarding the Mobile Marketing statistics for 2020 showed that nearly 80% of smartphone users rely on SMS opt-in to make a purchasing decision while shopping.

Jun 3rd, 2020

Cloudi-Facts #2 - How reopening stores has already impacted global economies?

Last week we gathered unique data to have a global overview regarding the situation of the pandemic and its impact on the businesses all around the world.

May 25th, 2020

Cloudi-Facts #1 - How going back to the "new normal” will shape our businesses?

Covid-19 has hit mankind hard and lockdowns of half of the population has stroke the economy globally. Despite previous historical crises, this pandemic is a unique event in our era and needs to be understood distinctly.

May 5th, 2020

Hardware VS Software guest Wi-Fi

Today, Wi-Fi has become essential in our daily lives for our own personal use but also for businesses. Moreover, with the introduction of the Internet of Things or “IoT”, devices need to have a frictionless Wi-Fi network to be connected.

Apr 6th, 2020

Why any company must have a compliant Guest Wi-Fi?

Since May 2018, there were over 145K complains about data privacy in Europe. Therefore, businesses all over the continent felt the urge to review their policies and to deal with this issue.

Mar 20th, 2020

Cloudi-Fi serving hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic

We are currently facing an unprecedented situation. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals are working hard to provide the most adapted healthcare services for their patients and to ensure them the best stay during their care.

Mar 4th, 2020

Cloudi-Fi among the Top 10 French technology companies in the Financial Times

The Financial Times 1000 Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies report is out! And guess what, Cloudi-Fi is ranked in the Top 10 of the French companies in the Technology sector!

Feb 3rd, 2020

2020 technologies to take into account

Last January, the number of daily mobile users have reached 67% which represents 5 billion people all around the world. As this trend increased by 100 million between 2018 and 2019, we can estimate that it will continue to grow during the next year...

Jan 31st, 2020

Discover the future of retail in New York

This month, our Cloudi-Fi team had the opportunity to participate for the second time to the NRF 2020 Retail’s Big Show along with Business France at the French Tech Pavilion in New York. During these three days of exhibition, we participated to a Store...

Jan 8th, 2020

Cloudi-Fi meets the needs of Chinese tourists all around the globe!

With around fifteen social network connectors to date, Cloudi-Fi officially opens its doors to the Chinese customers by providing a transparent connection to the guest WiFi thanks to the WeChat connector...

Mar 7th, 2019

What are the latest trends of 2019 in Digital?

What are the latest trends of 2019 in Digital? Did you know that nearly 70% of the world population use their mobile phone everyday? We Are Social and Hootsuite have gathered some interesting figures as well as international trends of digital, social media, mobile and...

Apr 19th, 2019

Loyalty Programs in Retail

Loyalty Programs in retail According to The Research Insights, the Customer Loyalty Software Market is expected to increase by +23% between 2019 and 2025. Nowadays, customers are overwhelmed by the multiplicity of choices: Where to shop? How to shop? Which brands to...

Jun 5th, 2019

WiFi analytics, the phygital knowledge of visitors

WiFi analytics, the phygital knowledge of visitors Today, more than 90% of store visitors use their smartphone while shopping. Indeed, the mobile has become a privileged extension for customers as they hardly disconnect from their digital bubble even in-store. It is a...

May 15th, 2018

Do you need to launch a mobile app?

Do you need to launch a mobile app? Saying that mobile is more and more used won’t change your life. But did you know that 66% of the global population (source : wearesocial 2017) has its own mobile phone nowadays? A trend that won’t cool down, especially...

Sep 18th, 2018

5 Key points to unlock Guest WiFi

5 key points to unlock guest wifi You have deployed your Wireless infrastructure for your employees and your are considering enabling a guest SSID for people visiting your premises. Here are a few tricks to make it easy! Preamble: Don't mistakenly consider...

Sep 18th, 2018

How to avoid your employees to use the wireless guest service?

How to avoid your employees to use the wireless guest service? When designing wireless services, I.T departments usually create one service/SSID for employees and one for visitors (check my tips to deploy this). The wireless service for visitor usually...