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Jess Carroll
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...
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Jess Carroll
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...
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Jess Carroll
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...
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Jess Carroll
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...
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Leanne Weaver
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...
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Jess Carroll
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,...
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Jess Carroll
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...
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Leanne Weaver
Jan 19, 20247 min read
Application Management Getting Started Guide
CONTENT Signing Up Creating an Application Adding Poles Application Information Table of Poles Added to App Submit Application App...
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Adam Schmehl
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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Jess Carroll
Jan 18, 20243 min read
How to Win a Joint Use Bid
To win a joint use bid, your team needs to show up in the right places with the right data and be able to meet the industry's biggest needs.
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Leanne Weaver
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Virtual Rideout Manual
Virtual Rideout is a presentation tool that filters down data to the necessary information, allows you to collaborate on designs, and...
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Jess Carroll
Jan 10, 20242 min read
New Updates on BEAD Funding Policies
As a grant writer, these kinds of changes get me excited! So often the regulations fail to incentivize participation in programs, but...
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Leanne Weaver
Oct 16, 202312 min read
Katapult Pro Pole Attachments Portal Configuration
CONTENT Application Types Only allow the utility to create this type of application Allowed Attachers Filter Application...
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Leanne Weaver
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Attribute Tracking: The Basics
Attribute Tracking is a Katapult Pro functionality that tracks changes to the attributes on nodes, connections, and sections. This now...
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Adam Schmehl
Sep 21, 20232 min read
Getting Started With Integrated Pole Loading
Katapult Pro Integrated Pole Loading is a new offering that helps your designers get real-time loading results without ever leaving the...
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Leanne Weaver
Sep 12, 202310 min read
Katapult Pro Integrated Pole Loading Manual
CONTENTS Overview How to Use Integrated Pole Loading Tools Running Loading Analysis Bulk Pole Loading Tool 3D Model View...
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Adam Schmehl
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Big Week for BEAD!
What is it? It's been a huge week for the telecommunications industry, with $42.45 billion being released to expand internet access...
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Adam Schmehl
Jun 22, 20233 min read
OSP Engineering and Design
The more we learn about OSP engineering, the more impressive fiber optic design becomes. When we live and breathe the pole attachments...
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Adam Schmehl
Jun 16, 20234 min read
Product Spotlight: Data Collection
Data Collection is our base software offering, as well as the foundation which all Katapult Pro workflows are built upon. These tools and...
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Adam Schmehl
May 24, 20234 min read
Pole Loading Analysis
What is Pole Loading Analysis? Pole loading is the process of analyzing the forces acting upon a utility pole. The process considers the...
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