The evolution of 5G into beyond 5G and 6G networks aims at responding to the increasing
need of our society of ubiquitous and continuous connectivity services in all areas of our life …

Nowadays, at least two billion people are experiencing a complete lack of wireless cellular
network coverage. These users live in rural areas and low-income regions, where network …

Over the years, cellular technologies have generally focused on providing services to urban
areas, thus leaving the rural locations unaddressed in terms of network coverage. This is …

In a rapidly transforming world, data and connectivity are going to define next-generation
wireless communication. Race for 5G deployment is on full swing across the globe. Smart …

Since the development of the 4G LTE standards around 2010, the research communities
both in academia and industry have been brainstorming to predict the use cases and …

Cellular communication standards have been established to ensure connectivity across
most urban environments, complemented by deployment hardware and facilities tailored for …

To manage a growing number of users and an ever-increasing demand for bandwidth,
future 5th Generation (5G) cellular networks will combine different radio access technologies …

The standardization process of the fifth generation of mobile communications (5G) is still
ongoing and it will end in 2020 as scheduled. A lot of changes have been made from the …

The heated 5G network deployment race has already begun with the rapid progress in
standardization efforts, backed by the current market availability of 5G-enabled network …

Rural areas have very low revenue potential. The major issue in providing low-cost
broadband to rural areas is to provide reliable backhaul connections that spread over tens …