Next-generation passive optical network (PON) has been considered in the past few years
as a cost-effective broadband access technology. With the ever-increasing power saving …

The emerging fifth-generation mobile communications are envisaged to support massive
number of deployment scenarios based on the respective use case requirements. The …

Deploying passive optical networks (PONs) requires substantial investments, despite their
savings compared to point-to-point solutions. Consequently, network-sharing business …

Signal transmission using counter-propagation nowadays is adopted to enhance resource
utilization in spectrally-spatially elastic optical networks (SS-EONs), where inter-mode and …

We review enabling technologies in optical transport and access networks, such as mobile-
optimized-OTN and eCPRI-PON, to better support the upcoming 5G wireless networks with …

The introduction of futuristic and challenging use cases of 5G and 6G communications will
demand strict requirements in terms of high bandwidth and low latency. Optical backbone …

The sixth generation (6G) mobile networks are envisioned to provide ubiquitous super-band-
width access services in the future. Academia and industry are making efforts to explore 6G …

Packet-based optical access ring is becoming a promising solution in metropolitan networks.
Its performance depends mainly on how optical resource sharing takes place among the …

Emerging services and applications demanding high bitrate and stringent quality of service
requirements are pushing telecom operators to upgrade their core networks based on …

Elastic optical networks enter as a promising technology for the future of high-capacity
networks. Its features provide flexibility and superior scalability in spectrum allocation …