ASK4:
Student Accommodation
ASK4 provides internet infrastructure for large-scale student accommodation developments across the UK. With buildings operating to fixed move-in deadlines, maintaining reliable connectivity for residents is critical, especially when permanent fibre infrastructure has not yet been installed.
Ask4 provides internet infrastructure for large-scale student accommodation developments across the UK. With buildings operating to fixed move-in deadlines, maintaining reliable connectivity for residents is critical, especially when permanent fibre infrastructure has not yet been installed.
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Environment: Student accommodation
Scale: 400+ residents
Challenge: No internet connectivity before move-in
Solution: Multi-network 5G and Starlink deployment
Outcome: Full operational connectivity delivered ahead of student arrival
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Multi-network 5G deployment
Starlink satellite integration
Load-balanced connectivity architecture
Typical bandwidth delivery between 200Mb and 400Mb
Infrastructure capable of supporting up to 750 residents
High-capacity temporary residential deployment
Peak performance maintained under heavy usage conditions
Multiple similar deployments delivered annually across the UK
Outcome:
Pinnacom delivered a fully operational temporary internet platform for a newly opened student accommodation site, ensuring students had reliable connectivity from the start of term while permanent fibre infrastructure was completed.
The deployment provided stable, high-capacity internet access across the building for the first three months of occupancy, supporting hundreds of residents during an important period of studies and the student experience.
Challenge:
A newly completed student accommodation building was approaching resident move-in with no live internet infrastructure in place.
With no nearby fibre connectivity available and students arriving imminently, the site required:
Immediate high-capacity internet access
Reliable performance during peak residential usage
A temporary solution capable of supporting full occupancy
The challenge was to rapidly deploy resilient connectivity without waiting for permanent infrastructure delivery.
Solution:
Pinnacom created an interim high-capacity connectivity platform using a combination of:
Managed multi-network data SIMs across multiple 5G carriers
Starlink satellite connectivity
Load-balanced infrastructure to maximise performance and resilience
Rather than relying on a single connection, the system distributed traffic across multiple services to deliver stronger real-world performance during periods of high demand.
Our solution meant that the building was resident-ready before the permanent fibre infrastructure could be installed.
