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Information Systems and e-Business Management
Published in: Information Systems and e-Business Management 3/2009

01-06-2009 | Original Article

Technology convergence, market divergence: fragmentation of standards in mobile digital broadcasting carriers

Author: Håkon Ursin Steen

Published in: Information Systems and e-Business Management | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

Several standards (DVB-H, MediaFLO, DMB and more) compete for dominance as radio carriers for mobile digital broadcasting. This article argues that there is a drift towards stable fragmentation (co-existence) of these standards. The argument draws on relevant insights from multi-sided market theory and a set of structural (political, regulatory, geographical and technical) constraints influencing the selection and stabilization of standards. A conceptual framework for understanding fragmentation is presented, as well as a review of the potential implications of fragmentation of these standards.
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Footnotes
1
ETSI is short for European Telecommunications Standards Institute, a European standards organization.
 
2
TIA is short for Telecommunications Industry Association, a trade and standards organization primarily for the US telecommunications industry.
 
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Metadata
Title
Technology convergence, market divergence: fragmentation of standards in mobile digital broadcasting carriers
Author
Håkon Ursin Steen
Publication date
01-06-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Information Systems and e-Business Management / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1617-9846
Electronic ISSN: 1617-9854
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-008-0099-8

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