Access to broadband communications in different parts of the world has become a priority for
some governments and regulatory authorities around the world in recent years. Building …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being integrated as an active element in 5G and
beyond networks. Because of their flexibility and mobility, UAV base stations (UAV-BSs) can …

This paper advocates a pair of strategies in non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) in
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) communications, where multiple UAVs play as new aerial …

In this work, we study the connected version of the covering problem motivated by the
coverage of ad-hoc drones' swarm. We focus on the situation where the number of drones is …

Exploiting drones as flying base stations to assist the terrestrial cellular networks or replace
them is promising in 5G and beyond. One of the challenging problems is optimally deploying …

Mobile users may experience frequent service outages or poor quality of service in rural
areas due to the scarcity of base stations in the proximity. Therefore, a cost effective and …