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The key enablers for emerging cellular networks (such as densification, concurrent operation at multiple bands, and harnessing mmWave spectrum), give birth to a peculiar set of new network management challenges. One such key challenge is user mobility management. In this article, we identify key issues that render current mobility management paradigm inadequate for delivering the expected Quality of Experience (QoE) and resource efficiency in emerging and future cellular networks. Together, these challenges call for a paradigm shift in the way mobility is managed in cellular networks. We present an Advanced Mobility Management and Utilization Framework (A-MMUF) that can enable this paradigm shift by transforming mobility management from being a reactive to a proactive process. The core idea of A-MMUF is to build upon Mobility Prediction Models (MPMs) to predict various user mobility attributes and …