Mobile network operators are struggling to handle the rapidly increasing amounts of data
traffic on their networks. As a result, 3GPP is currently investigating possible scenarios for …

Currently, cellular operators are struggling to relieve congestion on their networks in the face
of rapidly growing mobile data traffic. While deploying an increasing number of base stations …

Analysts predict explosive growth in traffic demand on mobile broadband systems over the
coming years due to the popularity of streaming video, gaming, and other social media …

In this article, we look into how the LTE network can efficiently evolve to cater for new data
services by utilizing direct communications between mobile devices and extending the direct …

With the evolution of high-performance multi-radio smartphones, Device-to-Device (D2D)
communications became an attractive solution for enhancing the performance of cellular …

In this work we propose a roadmap towards the analytical understanding of Device-to-
Device (D2D) communications in LTE-A networks. Various D2D solutions have been …

Offloading cellular traffic to WiFi networks plays an important role in alleviating the
increasing burden on cellular networks. However, excessive traffic offloading brings severe …

The ever increasing demand in mobile data traffic, fueled by the fast proliferation of
bandwidth-hungry wireless applications and services, has imposed new challenges on data …

This paper is a first‐hand summary on our comprehensive live trial of cellular‐assisted
device‐to‐device (D2D) communications currently being ratified by the standards …

While operators have finally started to deploy fourth generation broadband technology,
many believe it will still be insufficient to meet the anticipated demand in mobile traffic over …