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Feb 21, 20245 min read
Katapult Pro Admin Report Manual
Despite what the name suggests, the Admin Report can be accessed by any user within the software. If you go to...

Feb 16, 20242 min read
How to Collect Good Data
Collecting data is an essential step in broadband deployment. Teams have to be able to gather info efficiently to keep from slowing down...

Feb 6, 20241 min read
Underserved Communities Need You
...to help with BEAD funding. Broadband Breakfast hosted a virtual panel with state broadband offices on Wednesday. The eight states...

Feb 1, 20243 min read
How to Build a Healthy Joint Use Program
Joint use is the linchpin of pole attachments– it’s the piece of the puzzle that connects attachers and pole owners. The fundamental...

Jan 29, 20242 min read
BEAD Walkout Tools
Most of the work we tend to see over here at Katapult involves long haul and middle-mile connection as opposed to last-mile FTTx. But...

Jan 26, 20248 min read
Katapult Pro Lingo
We've heard your requests and are happy to answer with a glossary for terms commonly used by teams working with Katapult Pro! A B C D E...

Jan 25, 20243 min read
Why You Need One-Touch Make Ready (and how to make it work!)
One-touch make ready (or OTMR) has been a buzzword since 2018, when the FCC’s new rules first went into effect. Nearly six years later,...

Jan 23, 20243 min read
PCI: What It Is and Why It Matters
Good engineering begins with quality data and requires excellent design and construction, but if we stop there we’ve missed an essential...

Jan 19, 20247 min read
Application Management Getting Started Guide
Content Links Signing Up Creating an Application Adding Poles Application Information Table of Poles Added to App Submit Application App...

Jan 18, 20242 min read
What Utility Pole Data Do I Need To Collect To Build Fiber?
When we talk about utility poles in the context of reliable internet, we're almost always talking about distribution poles. Distribution...
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