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The Battle Within: An Analysis of Internal Fragmentation in Networked Technologies Based on a Comparison of the DVB-H and T-DMB Mobile Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Standards

The Battle Within: An Analysis of Internal Fragmentation in Networked Technologies Based on a Comparison of the DVB-H and T-DMB Mobile Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Standards

Håkon Ursin Steen
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 22
ISSN: 1539-3062|EISSN: 1539-3054|EISBN13: 9781613508084|DOI: 10.4018/jitsr.2011070103
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Steen, Håkon Ursin. "The Battle Within: An Analysis of Internal Fragmentation in Networked Technologies Based on a Comparison of the DVB-H and T-DMB Mobile Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Standards." IJITSR vol.9, no.2 2011: pp.50-71. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitsr.2011070103

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Steen, H. U. (2011). The Battle Within: An Analysis of Internal Fragmentation in Networked Technologies Based on a Comparison of the DVB-H and T-DMB Mobile Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Standards. International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research (IJITSR), 9(2), 50-71. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitsr.2011070103

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Steen, Håkon Ursin. "The Battle Within: An Analysis of Internal Fragmentation in Networked Technologies Based on a Comparison of the DVB-H and T-DMB Mobile Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Standards," International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research (IJITSR) 9, no.2: 50-71. http://doi.org/10.4018/jitsr.2011070103

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Abstract

This paper addresses the concept of internal standards fragmentation in networked technologies - occurring when two or more products remain non-interoperable for an intended service, even though being perfectly compliant to the same core interface compatibility standard. Two main sources of internal fragmentation are identified (“configurational” and “competitive”). A case study is done on the historically observed internal fragmentation within the DVB-H and T-DMB mobile digital multimedia broadcasting standards. It is argued that internal standards fragmentation has important consequences hitherto unaddressed in the literature, including potentially undermining the effects of interoperability and economies of scale expected to follow from the adoption of a single standard. Implications for research, policy and practice are discussed, and advice for further research is provided.

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