Recent Advances in Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Communications
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: research on UAV communication channel modeling and prediction; 6G UHF band channel measurement and modeling
Interests: AI-enabled signal processing and prediction for 6G wireless communications; AI-driven communication-scene recognition and signal clustering
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Dear Colleagues,
Space–Air–Ground–Sea (SAGS) integrated communication networks represent a critical frontier in mobile wireless communication, driven by the need for seamless connectivity in diverse environments. While traditional terrestrial networks face limitations in coverage and scalability, the integration of satellite, aerial, terrestrial, and maritime systems offers a unified solution for next-generation communication. This paradigm shift, aligned with 6G and beyond, aims to enable global, high-reliability, and low-latency services for applications such as autonomous systems, disaster response, and global logistics. The urgency of this transition is underscored by the increasing demand for ubiquitous connectivity in dynamic environments. The scientific and engineering community is actively exploring innovative approaches to address this challenge. For example, the development of advanced channel modeling techniques for dynamic environments, the design of adaptive resource allocation algorithms, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) for intelligent network management are critical areas of research.
This Special Issue aims to explore cutting-edge research in SAGS integrated communication systems. Through this Special Issue, our goal is to collect manuscripts describing the most recent advances and technical findings addressing problems encountered in both theoretical and practical applications for SAGS communications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Modeling and characterization of wireless channels in SAGS environments
- Integrated sensing, communication, and computation (e.g., positioning, navigation, and timing)
- Dynamic network architectures and intelligent routing
- Advanced multi-access and interference management
- Massive MIMO and beamforming techniques
- Network security, resilience, and AI-driven management
- AI-native resource allocation, traffic prediction and digital twins
- Real-world trials, testbeds and performance evaluation of SAGS systems
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Hengtai Chang
Dr. Ji Bian
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- space-air-ground-sea integrated communication
- non-terrestrial network
- satellite communication
- maritime communication
- drone communication
- spectrum sharing
- 3-D beam tracking
- dynamic network architectures
- wireless communication
- wireless channel measurement and modeling
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