However, none of these websites could provide me with the information for my address, even though I live right off East Main Street in the heart of Lexington, the second biggest city in Kentucky. If you were to call your service provider to arrange for DSL service, there's a good chance they would sign you up and then tell you weeks or months later that they really can't provide the service. They just don't know. Part of the process of finding out if DSL service can be provided requires actual physical inspection of the lines. Therein lies the beauty of Teradyne's new Celerity product, a technology that enables service providers to accurately qualify millions of lines for DSL in a matter of hours, rather than the months that it can, and usually does take.
Celerity works independently of installed testing systems.
It inputs results to a data warehouse that is used to tell you if your line will support DSL, requires conditioning, or is simply disqualified until major improvements are made. John F. Clark is an assistant professor of telecommunications in the University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications. Copyright 1996-2001, by Kentucky Business Online. All rights reserved. Editorial content is copyright 2001, Lane Communications Group All editorial material is fully protected and must not be reproduced in any manner without prior permission.