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There have been active research activities worldwide in developing the next-generation 5G wireless network. The 5G network is expected to support significantly large amount of mobile data traffic and huge number of wireless connections,…
The cellular network standard is gradually stepping towards the 6th Generation (6G). In 6G, the pioneering and exclusive features, such as creating connectivity even in space and under water, are attracting Governments, organizations and…
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While 5G delivers high quality services mostly in a two dimensional terrestrial area covering our planet's surface, with 6G we aim at a full exploitation of three dimensions. In this way, 6G includes all kinds of non-terrestrial networks.…
Radar and wireless communication are widely acknowledged as the two most successful applications of the radio technology over the past decades. Recently, there is a trend in both academia and industry to achieve integrated sensing and…
With the quick proliferation of extended reality (XR) services, the mobile communications networks are faced with gigantic challenges to meet the diversified and challenging service requirements. A tight coordination or even convergence of…
The Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved from a novel technology to an integral part of our everyday lives. It encompasses a multitude of heterogeneous devices that collect valuable data through various sensors. The sheer volume of these…
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