European Telecommunications Standards Institute

What Does European Telecommunications Standards Institute Mean?

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent, nonprofit standardization organization that develops and distributes globally applicable standards for information and communication technologies, including mobile, fixed, radio, broadcast and Internet technologies. ETSI is officially responsible for the standardization of communication technologies in Europe.

Advertisements

Techopedia Explains European Telecommunications Standards Institute

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is recognized as an official European standards organization by the European Union. It provides valuable access to all European markets and standardizes short-range devices, low-power radios, GSM cell phone systems and terrestrial trunked radio professional mobile systems.

ETSI is a partner in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project. It was initially created by the Committee of European Posts and Telephones in 1988.

As of 2011, ETSI includes 740 members from 62 countries inside and outside Europe.

Advertisements

Related Terms

Latest Networking Terms

Related Reading

Margaret Rouse

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects to a non-technical, business audience. Over the past twenty years her explanations have appeared on TechTarget websites and she's been cited as an authority in articles by the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine and Discovery Magazine.Margaret's idea of a fun day is helping IT and business professionals learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages. If you have a suggestion for a new definition or how to improve a technical explanation, please email Margaret or contact her…