New Challenges in Beyond 5G/6G Network Wireless Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

The ongoing evolution toward Beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G wireless networks is redefining the landscape of global connectivity, aiming for ultra-high reliability, low latency, massive capacity, and sustainable design. This Special Issue of Electronics, titled ‘New Challenges in Beyond 5G/6G Network Wireless Technologies,’ seeks original research and comprehensive reviews addressing both foundational advances and emerging innovations across these domains.

We welcome submissions on cutting-edge topics such as millimeter-wave and terahertz communications, intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs), AI/ML-based resource management, integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), and green networking paradigms. In addition, security and privacy are becoming critical pillars of 6G systems—authors are encouraged to explore novel methods for securing data transmission, safeguarding user privacy, and building resilient, trust-aware network infrastructures.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• AI-driven network optimization for B5G/6G;
• cost-efficient wireless and optical networks;
• Energy-efficient and sustainable 6G wireless;
• Secure and privacy-preserving architectures;
• Moving Target Defense;
• Trust models and privacy preservation;
• AI-based behavioral analysis;
• ML/AI-based threat detection and mitigation;
• Security in edge and fog computing;
• Optical and wireless fronthaul/backhaul innovations;
• Satellite and UAV-enabled communication systems;
• ML- and SDN-based dynamic network slicing;
• Physical layer security and authentication mechanisms.

Dr. Abdulhalim Fayad
Dr. N. Nasimuddin
Dr. Mohammed B. Alshawki
Guest Editors

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