Telecom-tech alliance issues ‘primer’ highlighting importance of technical standards

The Council to Secure the Digital Economy has released a “primer” detailing the importance of technical standards developed by industry through a consensus process that involves input from a wide range of stakeholders.

The primer defines a technical standard as “’an agreed-upon formula that describes the best way of doing something’ with enough clarity that: 1. Companies can make products that are interoperable with other companies’ implementations, and 2. The product can be assessed for compliance with the requirements in...