OpenDSL contends that such a procedure will reduce cost to the end user and ultimately increase profits for the manufacturers. There are a number of solutions currently underway. Interoperability is essential to the rapid deployment of services. In addition, several companies are exploring ways to extend the reach of DSL services. DSL Forum demonstrated a number of these options last week at CES 2001 in Las Vegas.
Interoperability is key in both speeding deployment and easing the pain of self-installation.
For example, a customer of a particular ISP that shall remain nameless recently received the self-installation kit, followed the directions completely, and yet was unable to connect to the Internet. In addition, the company's server was down, thus the help technician could not tell him whether the problem could be attributed to incompatible equipment or the company's faulty network. Both auto-configuration and interoperability make deployment easier for the end user and the providers. Net to Net revealed interoperability at CES by demonstrating both its IPacket compatibility and AutoIP compatibility. Both will help to reduce the time and cost to the provider involved in the installation process.