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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...
Sep 21, 20232 min read


Katapult Pro Integrated Pole Loading Manual
Content Links Overview How to Use - Integrated Pole Loading Tools - Running Loading Analysis - Bulk Pole Loading Tool - Multi-Load Ability - 3D Model View - Rendering The Pole Customizing Your Model Current Limitations Overview Katapult Pro Integrated Pole Loading is a real-time pole loading analysis software built into the Katapult Pro interface. While external PLA exports are still available, Katapult Pro Integrated Pole Loading gives real-time, accurate re
Sep 12, 202312 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...
Jun 30, 20232 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...
Jun 22, 20233 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...
Jun 16, 20234 min read


Pole Loading Analysis: What It Is and How Modern Software Streamlines the Process
If you've ever spent hours building and tweaking pole components in PoleForeman or SPIDAcalc, only to discover a critical measurement was missing from your field notes, you know the frustration. Pole loading analysis is essential for grid safety, but the traditional process of collecting manual data, transferring it between systems, and updating designs after running calculations creates bottlenecks that slow down attachment projects. This guide explains what pole loading ana
May 24, 202310 min read


Pole Attachments Application Portal
Later this year, we will be releasing our updated joint use management offering, the Pole Attachments Application Portal. The Portal...
May 8, 20233 min read


How To Map Utility Poles For Attachment Applications
You're scoping a new fiber build. The route runs along an existing distribution line, you know roughly which poles you need, and construction is breathing down your neck. The pole owner just sent over their attachment application requirements, and the first deliverable they want is a pole map. That map is going to be the foundation of every conversation with the pole owner from this point forward. If it's wrong or incomplete, the application bounces back, the FCC clock pauses
Apr 6, 202313 min read


Logic Editor in Katapult Pro
Content Links Statement Structure Logic Blocks Expressions Expressions as Arguments Data List Items Literal Procedures As the Katapult Pro software platform continues to grow and mature, it is becoming more important for our clients to have control over the various configurable aspects of the software. The Logic Editor in Katapult Pro gives users an interface where users can build out logical statements and scriptlets, analogous to Microsoft Excel functions, with as
Jan 6, 20236 min read


Katapult Pro Update Overview (January 2023)
As we come to a close in 2022, we want to start the new year with an overview of some exciting changes to Katapult Pro. This new, 6.0...
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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