From 3G to 4G: standards and the development of mobile broadband in China

Autor: C. Wang, Ian Graham, Xiaobai Shen, James Stewart
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. 23:773-788
ISSN: 1465-3990
0953-7325
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2011.592284
Popis: This paper explores the way that increasing engagement in international standardisation processes has enabled Chinese firms to become global players in mobile telecommunications technologies and China to become a major influence in the international information and communications technology (ICT) standards arena. From a ‘social shaping of technology’ perspective it examines the development of the third generation (3G) TD-SCDMA (time division synchronous code division multiple access) mobile telephony standard (TD) and the path laid towards the next generation of mobile broadband standards and technologies. The paper highlights the complex interactions between a wide array of players involved, including national and foreign firms, and different sections and levels of the Chinese state. TD's success was by no means predetermined. China eventually adopted a pragmatic approach implementing TD and the two established Western standards. This complex history and interplay between Chinese and foreign players call...
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