Wireless sensor networks promise an unprecedented fine-grained interface between the
virtual and physical worlds. They are one of the most rapidly developing information …

Ubiquitous connectivity on mobile devices will enable numerous new applications in
healthcare and multimedia. We set out to check how close we are towards ubiquitous …

The Passive Optical Network (PON) has been evolving continuously in terms of architecture
and capacity to keep up with the demand for high-speed Internet access in the access …

Communication devices capable of at least two communica tion modes (eg WLAN, WMAN
and WWAN and/or wired modes) can be configured to optimize communications using a …

The first book focusing on one of the hottest new topics in Internet of Things systems
research and development Studies estimate that by 2020 we will have a vast Internet of …

We propose the coordinated use of multiple heterogeneous wireless technologies to
optimize the latency and power consumption of mobile systems during device discovery and …

In future generation networks, various access technologies, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS
and UMTS, etc., are simultaneously available to mobile devices. They vary in characteristics …

The recent development of Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G network technology
offers a plethora of opportunities to the IT industry and mobile network operators. 5G cellular …

Wireless devices now hold multiple radio interfaces, allowing to switch from one network to
another according to required connectivity and related quality. Still, the selection of the best …

Integrating vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) and universal mobile telecommunication
system (UMTS) could be a promising architecture for future machine‐to‐machine …