The effects of standardization process on competition: An event study of the standardization process in the US cable modem market

Maya Cohen-Meidan

Telecommunications Policy, vol. 31, issue 10-11, 619-631

Abstract: This paper assesses the effect of standardization on competition in the US cable modem market. The standardization process in this market has involved two competing standardization groups, a commercial consortium (Multimedia Cable Network System Partners Ltd) and an official organization (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers working group IEEE 802.14). In such circumstances, standardization related activities might affect competition both within a standardization group and between standards. The paper distinguishes between these effects based on firms' membership in standardization groups, and uses event study methodology to assess the effects of standardization activities on competition as perceived by investors. The results imply that not all consortium-led standardization activities were perceived to increase inter-firm competition.

Keywords: Cable; modem; Commercial; consortia; Ex; ante; standardization; Standard; development; organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308596107000791
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:telpol:v:31:y::i:10-11:p:619-631

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30471/bibliographic
http://www.elsevier. ... /30471/bibliographic

Access Statistics for this article

Telecommunications Policy is currently edited by Erik Bohlin

More articles in Telecommunications Policy from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().