Future Wireless Communication Networks

Dear Colleagues,

As the successor of 5G technology, 6G wireless networks will continue to revolutionize the industry and society by enabling many game-changing applications, including unmanned vehicle coordination and connectivity, smart factory operation, holographic telepresence, multisensory communications, telehealth, remote farming equipment operation and remote IoT communications. Realizing the full potential of these applications will require order-of-magnitude improvements in data rates, latency, reliability and coverage in 6G network deployments when compared to their 5G counterparts. Some key technologies that are expected to enable these applications include the utilization of terahertz bands, airborne network deployments, 3D networking integrating terrestrial, airborne and satellite networks, next generation satellite systems (e.g., regenerative LEO, MEO and GEO satellites), and edge intelligence for joint communications, computing and control. 

This special issue will focus on potential technologies that will underpin the beyond 5G and 6G wireless networks. We solicit high-quality research papers on topics including, but not limited to:

• Terahertz communications
• Airborne network deployment and optimization
• 3D networking integrating terrestrial, airborne and satellite networks
• AR/VR communications over wireless links
• New generation satellite network architectures
• AI/ML based protocol design for emerging wireless systems
• Quantum communications
• Wireless edge computing and control
• Airborne edge computing
• Satellite IoT systems
• Blockchain based wireless networks

Dr. Hazer Inaltekin
Prof. Dr. Jamie Evans
Prof. Dr. H. Vincent Poor
Guest Editors

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