Rasche Innovationen in der Übertragungs-, Vermittlungs- und Endgerätetechnik haben in den 70er Jahren die erneute Expansion und weitere Differenzierung des Telekommunikationssystems eingeleitet. Das Telefon, Wachstumsträger der ersten Nachkriegsjahrzehnte, wurde zwar nicht marginalisiert,...

Technical standards in telecommunications – the central focus of this paper - were traditionally developed by official government accredited or intergovernmental organizations. In the last two decades, however, private forums and consortia of standardization have evolved which initiated a...

Verlagsinfo: Susanne Schmidt and Raymund Werle present three case studies from the telecommunications industry to highlight the actors, the process, the politics, and the influence exerted by international organizations in the construction of standards. Few modern technologies are designed to...