IEEE – The Road Towards 6G: A Comprehensive Survey
IEEE members Wei Jiang, Bin Han,
Mohammad Asif Habibi, and Hans Dieter Schotten collate a comprehensive survey of 6G’s elements, status, and possible future directions. The authors investigate 6G as a set of communications network technologies, and apply a scope and treatment appropriate to that definition.
TaNTIN: Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Integrated Networks
A team from Pakistan’s NUST explores architecture, benefits and limitations to unite terrestrial networks, drones/UAVs, and satellites into an integrated service delivery platform, paying particular attention to supporting the anticipated collaborative tools of the 5G and 6G era.
Automation, Employment & Basic Income
There have been repeated discussions about the role of automation in capitalist economies, especially as it affects the nature and availability of employment. On Saturday 13 February Geoff Crocker spoke to London Futurists about the impacts of automation to date and the potential impact on the economy and work in future.
Engineering Bites, November 2020
Smart Cities, NFV, Data Security and fixing AI systems all provide delicious, nutritious brain-food in this month’s edition.
Dense, Not Smart (Yet)
Ultra dense 5G Wireless networks, with a wide number of heterogeneous cells, makes the network configuration, management and restoration extremely challenging. It is not endowed with enough intelligence and flexibility.