5G and Next-Generation Communication Technologies
A special issue of Network (ISSN 2673-8732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 58
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mobile networking, systems, and security, with a recent focus on renovating 5G access technologies; AI for networks; 5G/IoT security; mobile edge computing (mainly for autonomous drones, vehicles, and robots)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite researchers, professionals, and experts from industry and academia to submit their relevant work to this Special Issue, ‘5G and Next-Generation Communication Technologies’.
This Special Issue aims to take a "Look Back and Look Forward" approach to advance 5G and next-generation wireless communication technologies to meet the ever-increasing demands for higher data throughput, lower latency, massive connectivity, higher reliability, seamless user experiences, and new use cases. Specifically, it aims to bringing together original high-quality contributions that (1) reveal the experience and lessons of 5G networks and wireless communication technologies and (2) explore the challenges and innovations of next-generation wireless communication technologies. We encourage submissions covering, but not limited to, the following topics:
- 5G and next-generation radio access networks (RANs);
- 5G and next-generation physical-layer techniques;
- 5G and next-generation spectrum management and sharing;
- 5G and next-generation network management and control;
- Experience and lessons with 5G communication technologies;
- New AI-empowered techniques for next-generation wireless communication;
- New use cases for next-generation wireless communication;
- Standardization and regulation for next-generation wireless communication;
- Testbeds and tools for next-generation wireless communication;
- Vision for next-generation wireless communication.
Dr. Chunyi Peng
Prof. Dr. Chiyu Li
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- 5G
- 6G
- next-generation wireless communication
- radio access network (RAN)
- radio spectrum
- network management
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