All articles from Adam Schmehl

Does Your Work Matter?

Adam Schmehl March 20, 2024

"All people are different people" is definitely true. But most of us have one thing in common: we’re seeking meaning. We want to know that our life ...

Utility Pole Data: What You Need for Telecom Attachments

Adam Schmehl March 15, 2024

You've driven your route and your field crew is ready to collect. But before they head out, there's a question that can make or break the entire ...

The Virtuous Cycle

Adam Schmehl March 13, 2024

Normally, you're in trouble if your best hope for innovation is increased regulation. But this might be an exception. Pole Attachments The world of ...

What Utility Pole Data Do I Need To Collect To Build Fiber?

Adam Schmehl January 18, 2024

When we talk about utility poles in the context of reliable internet, we're almost always talking about distribution poles. Distribution poles are ...

Getting Started With Integrated Pole Loading

Adam Schmehl September 21, 2023

Katapult Pro Integrated Pole Loading is a new offering that helps your designers get real-time loading results without ever leaving the Katapult Pro ...

Big Week for BEAD!

Adam Schmehl June 30, 2023

What is it? It's been a huge week for the telecommunications industry, with $42.45 billion being released to expand internet access across the US. ...

OSP Design: Route Planning to Pole Attachment

Adam Schmehl June 22, 2023

Every fiber build starts with a line on a map. Getting that line approved, permitted, and ready for crews is a separate piece of work, and it is ...

Katapult Pro Data Collection: The Pole Attachment Workflow

Adam Schmehl June 16, 2023

Most pole attachment projects fail somewhere between the field and the deliverable. The crew collected what it was asked to collect, the designer ...

Pole Loading Analysis: A Complete Guide for Utilities

Adam Schmehl May 24, 2023

If you've ever spent hours building and tweaking pole components in PoleForeman or SPIDAcalc, only to discover a critical measurement was missing ...

Pole Loading Analysis: A Complete Guide for Utilities

Adam Schmehl May 24, 2023

If you've ever spent hours building and tweaking pole components in PoleForeman or SPIDAcalc, only to discover a critical measurement was missing ...

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