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Open Standards and Interoperability : New Learning Models for Electronic Communications

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  • Petros Kavassalis
  • Richard Jay Solomon
  • Pierre-Jean Benghozi

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[eng] The paper investigates the impact of the new standardization model, exemplified by the Internet, in the evolution of the traditional telecommunications networks. First, it shows why the Internet, emerging from a different cognitive perception of the data-communication problem, led to a new network architecture. The latter is based on the establisment of protocol «gateways» facilitating interoperability between heterogeneous network environments -instead of the operator - controlled homogeneity of the telecom networks and an «adaptative» way for open standards-setting. These two technological trajectories dynamically coexist and compete for market-shares, yielding relatively different local trajectories of evolution. Observations raise questions about the possibility of the long coexistence of two «dominant designs» and the relationship between the interoperability and the «learning conditions» in the network industries. [fre] L'article analyse l'impact des nouveaux modèles de normalisation, tels ceux mis en œuvre dans Internet, sur l'évolution des réseaux traditionnels de télécommunication. Il montre d'abord comment Internet résulte d'une approche cognitive différente de la transmission de données; celle-ci conduit à une nouvelle architecture des réseaux, fondée sur la mise en œuvre de protocoles d'accès assurant l'interopérabilité entre environnements techniques variés. Cette perspective diffère de l'approche en vigueur jusque là dans les réseaux de télécommunications, qui s'appuie sur une homogénéité technique garantie par le contrôle des opérateurs et sur l'élaboration de standards évolutifs. Les deux trajectoires technologiques présentées coexistent cependant de façon dynamique : elles accompagnent la compétition industrielle sur le marché des télécoms et entraînent des trajectoires locales d'évolution différenciées. À partir des observations portées sur ce secteur, le texte s'interroge sur l'éventualité de voir deux «designs dominants» continuer à coexister dans le temps, ainsi que sur l'incidence que peut avoir l'interopérabilité sur les capacités d'apprentissage des industries de réseau.

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  • Petros Kavassalis & Richard Jay Solomon & Pierre-Jean Benghozi, 1996. "Open Standards and Interoperability : New Learning Models for Electronic Communications," Revue d'Économie Industrielle, Programme National Persée, vol. 75(1), pages 163-185.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recind:rei_0154-3229_1996_num_75_1_1613
    DOI: 10.3406/rei.1996.1613
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