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 …

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 …

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 …

This chapter deals with a comprehensive analysis of the challenges behind the introduction
of Device-to-Device (D2D) communications in the context of 5th Generation (5G) …

Device-to-device (D2D) communication commonly refers to a type of technology that enable
devices to communicate directly with each other without communication infrastructures such …

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

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 …

Downloading remote files (eg, pictures, videos) from online social networks via smart user
equipments (UEs)(eg, smartphones, tablets) is becoming popular. Friends who are nearby …

Device-to-device communication is likely to be added to LTE in 3GPP Release 12. In
principle, exploiting direct communication between nearby mobile devices will improve …