U.S.-China Schism Pressures Wireless Standards

Author: Ricardo Tavares
Published: 2019-06-06

Will the current geopolitical tensions affect the wireless industry’s ability to maintain single global technology standards? Technology companies choose to compete within a single standard or engage in battle-of-standards.  Beyond companies’ decisions, governments also shape standardization, constraining the private sector’s choices.  National and regional standard bodies have traditionally shaped wireless standards, but that changed over time.  The novelty of 4G …