Comparison of Wireless Standards-Setting –United States Versus Europe.

Comparison of Wireless Standards-Setting –United States Versus Europe.

Zixiang (Alex) Tan, Syracuse University

11/26/2008
(Original Publish Date: 9/1/2001)

Standards-setting can generally be divided into three types. Proprietary standards are developed by an individual firm or firms through the market process. Standards institutions set up institutional standards through their consensus decisions. Governments intervene and establish governmental standards when they are deemed necessary.