Wi-Fi across 300 hectares, without touching the history.
How BIT built and manages the UniFi network hardware infrastructure at an award-winning eco-luxury resort spread across a medieval borgo and scattered villas: 197 devices, a wireless backbone and centralised remote management.
An Etruscan borgo welcoming guests in the heart of Tuscany.
Borgo Pignano is an award-winning eco-luxury resort set in an estate of around 300 hectares of countryside and organic land in the hills of Volterra. An ancient hamlet of Etruscan origins and medieval foundations, with a historic villa built on 12th-century fortifications, a restored borgo with accommodation and several independent villas spread across the estate, up to a 950 sqm flagship residence.
More than a traditional resort: an immersive experience of sustainability, art and nature, with organic farming, estate-grown produce and wines and a kitchen awarded a Michelin Green Star. It was recently named “Most Charming Hotel” at the DUCO Travel Summit.
The property’s scattered nature and strict architectural conservation constraints make connectivity a considerable technical challenge. To renew the network, the property entrusted BIT with the design, implementation and management of the hardware infrastructure: equipment, configuration, monitoring and ongoing support.
Covering an entire estate, on listed buildings.
The existing infrastructure was outdated and inadequate. The upgrade had to contend with significant constraints.
Listed historic buildings
The medieval borgo and protected buildings called for non-invasive solutions: coverage had to be achieved without touching the masonry.
A vast, fragmented estate
Around 300 hectares with the borgo, independent villas and operational buildings far apart: traditional network approaches were hard to apply.
Outdated legacy technology
Ageing equipment was already in place, limiting performance, especially in outdoor areas and the more remote accommodation.
Eco-luxury standards
Guests and staff require an always-on, consistent connection across the entire property, indoors and out.
A single UniFi network, from the borgo to the villas.
BIT designed, installed and manages the Ubiquiti UniFi hardware infrastructure, integrating the existing legacy equipment with next-generation devices: a hybrid network combining Wi-Fi 5, 6 and 7 that enabled a gradual migration with no service disruption.
The crucial element is the wireless backbone: UniFi Wave Long-Range links connect the remote buildings over radio at high capacity, reaching even the most distant structures without invasive works. Multi-layer switching (aggregation and access) forms the network’s backbone, with distributed PoE power.
Traffic is organised with VLAN segmentation (guests, staff, services, IoT, management), firewall policies and client isolation for security and performance. The entire infrastructure is centrally administered through UniFi Site Manager, with real-time monitoring and remote intervention.
197 UniFi devices, one single control.
Access points
Wi-Fi 5, 6 and 7, indoor and outdoor: legacy and next-generation for total coverage.
PoE switches
Distributed across multiple buildings for connectivity and power to the equipment.
Aggregation switches
The network’s high-capacity backbone.
Wireless backbone
UniFi Wave Long-Range links to connect the remote buildings, without invasive works.
VLAN networks
Guests, staff, services, IoT and management, with firewall and client isolation.
Total devices
One coherent network, managed centrally and remotely.
A network built to grow.
The infrastructure is designed to scale with the property. Borgo Pignano is standardising its network on the UniFi platform for consistency, scalability and simplified management.
Villa Cusignano (950 sqm)
The estate’s new flagship residence will extend the UniFi infrastructure with the latest-generation Wi-Fi technologies.
Continuous expansion
Extending coverage to new outdoor areas and remote sections of the estate, always on the same platform.
A single platform
Standardising on UniFi for consistency, scalability and simplified management across all current and future deployments.
A project featured by Ubiquiti, internationally.
Borgo Pignano has been included in Ubiquiti’s official international collection of case studies, among major projects from around the world. As far as we know, it is the first Italian project to be featured.
Want a network worthy of your property?
BIT designs, installs and manages enterprise UniFi Wi-Fi networks for hotels, resorts and hospitality venues, with Ubiquiti-certified engineers. From total coverage to remote monitoring.