Media services must ensure an enhanced user's perceived quality during content playback
to attract and retain audiences, especially while the streams are distributed remotely via …

In this paper, we consider cellular networks powered by the smart grid (SG) and by local
renewable energy (RE) sources. While this configuration promises energy savings, usage of …

Small cells (SCs) mounted on top of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a promising
solution to boost the capacity in hotspot areas. However, the adoption of UAV-SCs involves …

Energy consumption is a critical issue for the communications network operators, impacting
deeply the cost of the services, as well as the ecological footprint. Network slicing …

Ever-increasing energy consumption, the depletion of non-renewable resources, the climate
impact associated with energy generation, and finite energy-production capacity are …

Small cells (SCs) mounted on top of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a promising
solution to boost the capacity in hotspot areas. However, the adoption of UAV-SCs involves …

Nowadays, the staggering increase of the mobile traffic is leading to the deployment of
denser and denser cellular access networks, hence Mobile Operators are facing huge …