Coordinating Technology: Studies in the International Standardization of Telecommunications

by Raymund Werle and Susanne K. Schmidt

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 stand alone. Because most machines must now fit into systems and be compatible with other technologies, the creation of standards has become a fundamental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262193930
• ISBN13: 9780262193931
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher