Articles about Industry

Mapping Value: Showing the Value of FTTH Networks

Ashlyn Stonge June 11, 2025

From a utility and broadband perspective, fiber has changed the deployment of internet connections for homes and businesses across the US. This is ...

Investing In Your Network: 3 Ways to Demonstrate the Value of Your Fiber

Ashlyn Stonge June 10, 2025

When we talk about value, we’re often focused on creating value, finding creative ways to go above and beyond to deliver the best data or communicate ...

Sustainable Energy and Smart Grid Deployment

Ashlyn Stonge May 28, 2025

Smart grid technology includes the tools that utilities employ to build smarter, more reliable grids, such as reclosers, smart meters, sensors, and ...

The Value of Pole Inventories

Ashlyn Stonge May 27, 2025

If we’re looking for ways to provide maximum value to utilities, low-cost, rapid inventories are a huge opportunity. It might seem like ...

Break through the Backlog: Double Wood Resolution Workflows

Ashlyn Stonge May 14, 2025

Between new pole attachments and pole inspections, hundreds of thousands of poles get replaced every year. When each of those poles has anywhere from ...

5 Ways to Leverage Your Inspection Data for Greater Impact

Ashlyn Stonge May 13, 2025

New builds get a lot of attention, but it’s ongoing maintenance that keeps the lights on. If we want to protect the grid, we need to find ways to get ...

Double Wood Utility Poles and How to Resolve Them

Adam Schmehl April 28, 2025

You replaced a pole months ago. The new one is set, energized, and carrying the primary. The old one is still standing right next to it, still ...

Resolve Double Wood Conditions with Katapult Pro

Ashlyn Stonge April 28, 2025

The influx of broadband deployment means more attachments, and more attachments complicate the pole replacement and attachment transfer process. When ...

3 Ways to Extend the Life and Value of Utility Data

Ashlyn Stonge April 21, 2025

We can do a lot more with our data when it’s uniform, meeting the right standards. Consistency in deliverables lets engineering firms give data a ...

Digital Pole Inspections: Mobile Apps and Software Solutions

Ashlyn Stonge April 15, 2025

The US is home to roughly 180 million wooden utility poles, with around 2 million new poles installed every year. Between the complications and costs ...

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