Standards: Are They Really Standard?

In the past, these two organizations have operated somewhat independently on standards development, often with divergent approaches. However, more encouraging is that in the last 12-months there has been growing collaboration between these organizations. This is evidenced by the following: The International Standards Organization has incorporated EPCglobal’s UHF Generation 2 air interface protocol into its ISO/IEC 18000-6 Amendment 1 as Type C on UHF RFID.