cordova-plugin-network-information plugin throws runtime error

Hello!
This is my first post on here, so I'm apologizing for anything I forgot or upsetting someone here

I want to use the cordova-plugin-network-information and think I have installed it correctly. 
I have an Ionic project with latest npm updates.

Installed the plugin as stated here:

https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/network/

The folowing error pops up when compiling the project via ionic serve

Uncaught Error: Unexpected value 'Network' declared by the module 'AppModule'. Please add a @Pipe/@Directive/@Component annotation.
at syntaxError (compiler.es5.js:1694)
at compiler.es5.js:15590
at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
at CompileMetadataResolver.getNgModuleMetadata (compiler.es5.js:15572)
at JitCompiler._loadModules (compiler.es5.js:26958)
at JitCompiler._compileModuleAndComponents (compiler.es5.js:26931)
at JitCompiler.compileModuleAsync (compiler.es5.js:26860)
at PlatformRef_._bootstrapModuleWithZone (core.es5.js:4536)
at PlatformRef_.bootstrapModule (core.es5.js:4522)
at Object.297 (main.ts:5)
08:14:45.765

Guessing what causes this is that I cannot test this plugin within my computer's browser, but then again I don't know how to test it then
Any help is greatly appreciated

Version is 2.0.1