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Abstract：
Wi-Fi is an integral and invaluable part of our media practices. Wireless networks are blended into our media environment and, in terms of infrastructural importance, have become comparable with electricity or water. This article offers a new transnational perspective on the underexplored history of IEEE 802.11 standards by focusing on the tensions between the United States and Europe in terms of development trajectories of wireless technology. The goal is to analyze the standardization of wireless networking through a transnational lens and to contribute to enhanced understanding of the global proliferation of Wi-Fi technology. Four particular aspects of the transnational development of Wi-Fi technology are discussed: the rivalry between US and European standards, the constitutive choice to focus on data transmission, radio spectrum availability, and the peculiarities of network authentication.
摘要：
Wi-Fi是我们媒体实践中不可或缺的宝贵组成部分。无线网络融入了我们的媒体环境，就基础设施的重要性而言，变得与电或水相当。本文通过关注美国和欧洲之间在无线技术发展轨迹方面的紧张关系，为IEEE802.11标准的未开发历史提供了新的跨国视角。目标是通过跨国视角分析无线网络的标准化，并有助于增强对Wi-Fi技术全球扩散的理解。讨论了Wi-Fi技术跨国发展的四个特定方面：美国和欧洲标准之间的竞争，以数据传输为重点的本构选择，无线电频谱可用性，以及网络认证的特殊性。
