New spectrum bands together with flexible spectrum management are treated as one of the
key technical enablers for achievement of the so-called key-performance indicators defined …

Cloud-RAN paves the way for flexible network management and control in the upcoming 5G
and beyond networks. The base station disaggregation in different functional elements …

Current trends in spectrum regulation show that more and more unlicensed and shared
spectrum bands are poised to be opened up for mobile communication. However, the …

This paper presents a multi-carrier waveform based inter-operator spectrum sharing concept
for 5G mobile and wireless communication systems. The proposed concept considers the …

The articles in this special section focus on dynamic spectrum management for fifth
generation (5G) communications which is expected to continue strong growth in the near …

This paper analyses performance aspects and initial methodology for a form of spectrum
sharing for cellular operators, based on an enhanced form of Carrier Aggregation. Our …

Recent studies argue that optimizing the utilization of the density of the radio access network
plays a crucial role in fully attaining the spectral efficiency of modern ultra-dense networks …

Maintaining multiple wireless connections is a promising solution to boost capacity in fifth-
generation (5G) networks, where user equipment is able to consume radio resources of …

This paper seeks to explore the integration of spectrum and network resource management
functionalities to the benefit of achieving higher performance and capacity gains in an IMT-A …

As the mobile communication technologies evolving, spectrum resource has become
extremely scarce. Accordingly, spectrum aggregation (SA) is proposed as an emerging …