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Toward SDM-Based Submarine Optical Networks: A Review of Their Evolution and Upcoming Trends

  • Charalampos Papapavlou,
  • Konstantinos Paximadis,
  • Dimitrios Uzunidis and
  • Ioannis Tomkos

11 April 2022

Submarine networks have evolved alongside terrestrial ones over the past several decades. Although there are similarities between these two network categories (e.g., the need to cover ultra-long-haul distances and transport huge amounts of data), the...

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129 Citations
22,773 Views
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Challenges Associated with Implementing 5G in Manufacturing

  • Eoin O’Connell,
  • Denis Moore and
  • Thomas Newe

12 June 2020

5G networks will change several industries, including manufacturing. 5G has the potential to become the future communication platform of choice for many industries and in particular the manufacturing sector, driving the future of Industry 4.0 and sma...

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52 Citations
21,674 Views
33 Pages

9 March 2023

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology-based sensors have found diverse fields of application due to the advancement in semiconductor manufacturing technology, which produces sensitive, low-cost, and powerful sensors. Due to the fabricatio...

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45 Citations
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6G Mobile Networks: Key Technologies, Directions, and Advances

  • Ramraj Dangi,
  • Gaurav Choudhary,
  • Nicola Dragoni,
  • Praveen Lalwani and ,
  • Utkarsh Khare and
  • Souradeep Kundu
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1 December 2023

The exponential growth of the fifth-generation (5G) network gives businesses and universities a chance to turn their attention to the next-generation network. It is widely acknowledged that many IoT devices require more than 5G to send various types...

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RF Energy-Harvesting Techniques: Applications, Recent Developments, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

  • Stella N. Arinze,
  • Emenike Raymond Obi,
  • Solomon H. Ebenuwa and
  • Augustine O. Nwajana

The increasing demand for sustainable and renewable energy solutions has made radio frequency energy harvesting (RFEH) a promising technique for powering low-power electronic devices. RFEH captures ambient RF signals from wireless communication syste...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Wireless Communication: Applications and Developments)
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91 Citations
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Stock Market Prediction Using Microblogging Sentiment Analysis and Machine Learning

  • Paraskevas Koukaras,
  • Christina Nousi and
  • Christos Tjortjis

27 May 2022

The use of Machine Learning (ML) and Sentiment Analysis (SA) on data from microblogging sites has become a popular method for stock market prediction. In this work, we developed a model for predicting stock movement utilizing SA on Twitter and StockT...

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8 Citations
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30 July 2024

This study examines the significant growth of e-commerce in Romania, which has surpassed the rates of expansion observed in other more developed countries of the European Union. Based on market analysis by sector-specific companies, the Romanian e-co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digitalization, Information Technology and Social Development)
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41 Citations
18,387 Views
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A Comprehensive Survey on Knowledge-Defined Networking

  • Patikiri Arachchige Don Shehan Nilmantha Wijesekara and
  • Subodha Gunawardena

2 August 2023

Traditional networking is hardware-based, having the control plane coupled with the data plane. Software-Defined Networking (SDN), which has a logically centralized control plane, has been introduced to increase the programmability and flexibility of...

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34 Citations
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27 Pages

Frequency Selective Surfaces: Design, Analysis, and Applications

  • Waseem Afzal,
  • Muhammad Zeeshan Baig,
  • Amir Ebrahimi,
  • Md. Rokunuzzaman Robel and ,
  • Muhammad Tausif Afzal Rana and
  • Wayne Rowe
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5 November 2024

This paper aims to provide a general review of the fundamental ideas, varieties, methods, and experimental research of the most advanced frequency selective surfaces available today. Frequency-selective surfaces are periodic structures engineered to...

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26 Citations
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5 November 2021

Nowadays, the demand for connection between the remote offices of a company, or between research locations, and constantly increasing work mobility (partly due to the current pandemic emergency) have grown hand in hand with the quality and speed of b...

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State-of-the-Art Techniques in RF Energy Harvesting Circuits

  • Ioannis D. Bougas,
  • Maria S. Papadopoulou,
  • Achilles D. Boursianis,
  • Konstantinos Kokkinidis and
  • Sotirios K. Goudos

23 October 2021

The exigency for continuous use of electrical devices has created greater demands for electricity along with more efficient transmission techniques. Energy from natural resources can be solar, thermal, vibration, friction, or Radio Frequencies (RF) s...

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53 Citations
14,493 Views
19 Pages

AI-Enabled 6G Internet of Things: Opportunities, Key Technologies, Challenges, and Future Directions

  • Madduma Wellalage Pasan Maduranga,
  • Valmik Tilwari,
  • R. M. M. R. Rathnayake and
  • Chamali Sandamini

16 August 2024

The advent of sixth-generation (6G) networks promises revolutionary advancements in wireless communication, marked by unprecedented speeds, ultra-low latency, and ubiquitous connectivity. This research paper delves into the integration of Artificial...

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46 Citations
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23 Pages

Towards Climate Smart Farming—A Reference Architecture for Integrated Farming Systems

  • Georgios Kakamoukas,
  • Panagiotis Sarigiannidis,
  • Andreas Maropoulos,
  • Thomas Lagkas and ,
  • Konstantinos Zaralis and
  • Chrysoula Karaiskou
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9 February 2021

Climate change is emerging as a major threat to farming, food security and the livelihoods of millions of people across the world. Agriculture is strongly affected by climate change due to increasing temperatures, water shortage, heavy rainfall and v...

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5 Citations
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27 Pages

7 March 2024

In recent years, two of the largest open-source ground station (GS) networks capable of enabling Earth–satellite communication have emerged: TinyGS and SatNOGS. These open-source projects enable anyone to build their own GS inexpensively and ea...

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35 Citations
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LoRaWAN Communication Protocols: A Comprehensive Survey under an Energy Efficiency Perspective

  • Konstantina Banti,
  • Ioanna Karampelia,
  • Thomas Dimakis,
  • Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos and ,
  • Thomas Kyriakidis and
  • Malamati Louta
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25 May 2022

Long range wide area networks (LoRaWANs) have recently received intense scientific, research, and industrial interest. LoRaWANs play a pivotal role in Internet of Things (IoT) applications due to their capability to offer large coverage without sacri...

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48 Citations
13,772 Views
18 Pages

3 December 2021

Much research effort has been conducted to introduce intelligence into communication networks in order to enhance network performance. Communication networks, both wired and wireless, are ever-expanding as more devices are increasingly connected to t...

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Fifty Years of Fixed Optical Networks Evolution: A Survey of Architectural and Technological Developments in a Layered Approach

  • Dimitris Uzunidis,
  • Michael Logothetis,
  • Alexandros Stavdas,
  • David Hillerkuss and
  • Ioannis Tomkos

11 November 2022

Over the past fifty years, telecommunications has transformed, in an unprecedented manner, the way we live, work and communicate. For telecommunications, fixed networks are the one pillar and wireless networks the other. The wireless networks and the...

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1 Citations
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6 March 2025

Consumer behavior has changed considerably over time. In recent decades, people have used resources at a rate that exceeds the total consumed throughout history. This paper aims to address the determinants of the smartphone purchase decision, emphasi...

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15 Citations
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Benchmarking Message Queues

  • Rokin Maharjan,
  • Md Showkat Hossain Chy,
  • Muhammad Ashfakur Arju and
  • Tomas Cerny

13 June 2023

Message queues are a way for different software components or applications to communicate with each other asynchronously by passing messages through a shared buffer. This allows a sender to send a message without needing to wait for an immediate resp...

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V2X Communication over Cellular Networks: Capabilities and Challenges

  • Athanasios Kanavos,
  • Dimitrios Fragkos and
  • Alexandros Kaloxylos

13 January 2021

Vehicular communications is expected to be one of the key applications for cellular networks during the following decades. Key international organizations have already described in detail a number of related use cases, along with their requirements....

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55 Citations
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16 January 2023

5G and beyond mobile networks are envisioned as the fundamental components that drive business and societal transformation. The deterioration of the natural environment and climate change have raised questions regarding the role of the mobile network...

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16 Citations
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Harvest-Now, Decrypt-Later: A Temporal Cybersecurity Risk in the Quantum Transition

  • Francis Kagai,
  • Philip Branch,
  • Jason But and
  • Rebecca Allen

18 December 2025

Telecommunication infrastructures rely on cryptographic protocols designed for long-term confidentiality, yet data exchanged today faces future exposure when adversaries acquire quantum or large-scale computational capabilities. This harvest-now, dec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Technologies in Communications and Machine Learning)
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Digital Twins: Enabling Interoperability in Smart Manufacturing Networks

  • Eoin O’Connell,
  • William O’Brien,
  • Mangolika Bhattacharya,
  • Denis Moore and
  • Mihai Penica

11 May 2023

As Industry 4.0 networks continue to evolve at a rapid pace, they are becoming increasingly complex and distributed. These networks incorporate a range of technologies that are integrated into smart manufacturing systems, requiring adaptability, secu...

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4 Citations
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Design and Implementation of a Smart Intercom System through Web Services on Web of Things

  • Hsin-Yu Huang,
  • Yong-Yi Fanjiang,
  • Chi-Huang Hung and
  • Chia-An Lee

11 November 2022

In this paper, an embedded system is used as a host for the intercom and as a chatbot server for this system. The chatbot server controls door locks, cameras, buzzers, and related devices through web services on the WoT (Web of Things) to provide res...

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17 Citations
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Development of an Analog Gauge Reading Solution Based on Computer Vision and Deep Learning for an IoT Application

  • João Peixoto,
  • João Sousa,
  • Ricardo Carvalho,
  • Gonçalo Santos and ,
  • Joaquim Mendes,
  • Ricardo Cardoso and
  • Ana Reis
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14 October 2022

In many industries, analog gauges are monitored manually, thus posing problems, especially in large facilities where gauges are often placed in hard-to-access or dangerous locations. This work proposes a solution based on a microcontroller (ESP32-CAM...

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40 Citations
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A Survey from Real-Time to Near Real-Time Applications in Fog Computing Environments

  • Eliza Gomes,
  • Felipe Costa,
  • Carlos De Rolt,
  • Patricia Plentz and
  • Mario Dantas

3 December 2021

In this article, we present a comprehensive survey on time-sensitive applications implemented in fog computing environments. The goal is to research what applications are being implemented in fog computing architectures and how the temporal requireme...

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14 Citations
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Integrating Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) into Open 5G Core

  • Ruben Xavier,
  • Rogério S. Silva,
  • Maria Ribeiro,
  • Waldir Moreira and ,
  • Leandro Freitas and
  • Antonio Oliveira-Jr
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3 June 2024

Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) represents the central concept that enables the creation of new applications and services that bring the benefits of edge computing to networks and users. By implementing applications and services at the edge, close...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Wireless Communication: Applications and Developments)
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85 Citations
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XGB-RF: A Hybrid Machine Learning Approach for IoT Intrusion Detection

  • Jabed Al Faysal,
  • Sk Tahmid Mostafa,
  • Jannatul Sultana Tamanna,
  • Khondoker Mirazul Mumenin and ,
  • Md. Mashrur Arifin,
  • Md. Abdul Awal,
  • Atanu Shome and
  • Sheikh Shanawaz Mostafa
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4 January 2022

In the past few years, Internet of Things (IoT) devices have evolved faster and the use of these devices is exceedingly increasing to make our daily activities easier than ever. However, numerous security flaws persist on IoT devices due to the fact...

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26 Citations
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Phishing Detection in Blockchain Transaction Networks Using Ensemble Learning

  • Roseline Oluwaseun Ogundokun,
  • Micheal Olaolu Arowolo,
  • Robertas Damaševičius and
  • Sanjay Misra

31 May 2023

The recent progress in blockchain and wireless communication infrastructures has paved the way for creating blockchain-based systems that protect data integrity and enable secure information sharing. Despite these advancements, concerns regarding sec...

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Exploring the Potential of Wi-Fi in Industrial Environments: A Comparative Performance Analysis of IEEE 802.11 Standards

  • Luis M. Bartolín-Arnau,
  • Federico Orozco-Santos,
  • Víctor Sempere-Payá,
  • Javier Silvestre-Blanes and ,
  • Teresa Albero-Albero and
  • David Llacer-Garcia
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The advent of Industry 4.0 brought about digitalisation and the integration of advanced technologies into industrial processes, with wireless networks emerging as a key enabler in the interconnection of smart devices, cyber–physical systems, an...

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Wearable Flexible Antenna for UWB On-Body and Implant Communications

  • Mariella Särestöniemi,
  • Marko Sonkki,
  • Sami Myllymäki and
  • Carlos Pomalaza-Raez

6 September 2021

This paper describes the development and evaluation of an on-body flexible antenna designed for an in-body application, as well as on-body communications at ISM and UWB frequency bands. The evaluation is performed via electromagnetic simulations usin...

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4 Citations
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Bridging the Digital Divide in Mexico: A Critical Analysis of Telecommunications Infrastructure and Predictive Models for Policy Innovation

  • Carolina Del-Valle-Soto,
  • Ramon A. Briseño,
  • Juan-Carlos López-Pimentel,
  • Ramiro Velázquez and ,
  • Leonardo J. Valdivia and
  • José Varela-Aldás
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

4 November 2024

This work presents an in-depth evaluation of the telecommunications landscape in Mexico from 2015 to 2023. The study’s primary focus is on the disparities in broadband access, telecommunications infrastructure, and digital inclusion across vari...

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3 Citations
8,800 Views
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14 September 2022

During 3D rendering by GPU, jagged patterns will appear at the edge of the image due to the lack of sampling points. To increase the continuity of the image, we use an anti-aliasing technique to process these jagged patterns. In this paper, we review...

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29 Citations
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Feature-Selection-Based DDoS Attack Detection Using AI Algorithms

  • Muhammad Saibtain Raza,
  • Mohammad Nowsin Amin Sheikh,
  • I-Shyan Hwang and
  • Mohammad Syuhaimi Ab-Rahman

17 April 2024

SDN has the ability to transform network design by providing increased versatility and effective regulation. Its programmable centralized controller gives network administration employees more authority, allowing for more seamless supervision. Howeve...

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48 Citations
8,536 Views
31 Pages

3 January 2025

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the design, materials, fabrication techniques, and applications of flexible wearable antennas, with a primary focus on their roles in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) and healthcare technologies. We...

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36 Citations
8,412 Views
33 Pages

12 March 2021

It had been predicted that by 2020, nearly 26 billion devices would be connected to the Internet, with a big percentage being vehicles. The Internet of Vehicles (IoVa) is a concept that refers to the connection and cooperation of smart vehicles and d...

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16 Citations
8,406 Views
11 Pages

23 February 2023

This study aims to analyze and discuss the risks facing construction projects by reviewing some of the processes and procedures that address risks through the use of the digital twin technology. The paper studies generic risks and their treatment, an...

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14 Citations
8,317 Views
18 Pages

Power Supply Technologies for Drones and Machine Vision Applications: A Comparative Analysis and Future Trends

  • Antonios Pekias,
  • George S. Maraslidis,
  • Markos G. Tsipouras,
  • Fotis N. Koumboulis and
  • George F. Fragulis

1 August 2023

The field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, is encountering quick development in the areas of air transportation and computerization. Progress in innovation has prompted more noteworthy capacities and highlights in UAVs, which are curren...

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4 Citations
8,172 Views
16 Pages

1 October 2024

Users are usually required to share several types of data, including their personal data, as different providers strive to offer high-quality services that are often tailored to end-users’ preferences. However, when it comes to personalizing se...

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79 Citations
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Review of Localization and Clustering in USV and AUV for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks

  • Kaveripakam Sathish,
  • Ravikumar Chinthaginjala Venkata,
  • Rajesh Anbazhagan and
  • Giovanni Pau

11 January 2023

Oceanographic data collection, disaster prevention, aided navigation, critical observation sub-missions, contaminant screening, and seaward scanning are just a few of the submissions that use underwater sensor hubs. Unmanned submerged vehicles (USVs)...

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12 Citations
8,092 Views
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Experimental Performance Comparison of Proactive Routing Protocols in Wireless Mesh Network Using Raspberry Pi 4

  • Dana Turlykozhayeva,
  • Symbat Temesheva,
  • Nurzhan Ussipov,
  • Aslan Bolysbay and ,
  • Almat Akhmetali,
  • Sayat Akhtanov and
  • Xiao Tang
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10 October 2024

Nowadays, Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) are widely deployed in communication areas due to their ease of implementation, dynamic self-organization, and cost-effectiveness. The design of routing protocols is critical for ensuring the performance and re...

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11 Citations
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3GPP 5G V2X Scenarios: Performance of QoS Parameters Using Turbo Codes

  • Dimitrios Kosmanos,
  • Costas Chaikalis and
  • Ilias K. Savvas

1 March 2022

Cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communication has recently gained attention in industry and academia. Different implementation scenarios have been derived by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5th Generation (5G) Vehicle-to-Everythi...

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6 Citations
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28 February 2023

In this paper, a monopole patch antenna is designed, and the structure of the antenna is analyzed. The manufacturing process adopts TSMC 0.18 μm CMOS process technology. An artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) on the M1 layer is proposed in this pa...

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19 Citations
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4 March 2022

The interconnection of devices, intended to collect and transmit data via the Internet, is called the Internet of Things (IoT). This technology has the potential to revolutionize both the economic and industrial sectors, especially in terms of data c...

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14 Citations
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OTFS: A Potential Waveform for Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks in 6G and Beyond

  • Obinna Okoyeigbo,
  • Xutao Deng,
  • Agbotiname Lucky Imoize and
  • Olamilekan Shobayo

11 March 2025

6G is expected to provide ubiquitous connectivity, particularly in remote and inaccessible environments, by integrating satellite and aerial networks with existing terrestrial networks, forming Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks (SAGINs...

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15 Citations
7,538 Views
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Emerging Industrial Internet of Things Open-Source Platforms and Applications in Diverse Sectors

  • Eyuel Debebe Ayele,
  • Stylianos Gavriel,
  • Javier Ferreira Gonzalez,
  • Wouter B. Teeuw and ,
  • Panayiotis Philimis and
  • Ghayoor Gillani
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14 May 2024

Revolutionary advances in technology have been seen in many industries, with the IIoT being a prime example. The IIoT creates a network of interconnected devices, allowing smooth communication and interoperability in industrial settings. This not onl...

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A Brief Overview of Energy Efficiency Resources in Emerging Wireless Communication Systems

  • Augustus Ehiremen Ibhaze,
  • Agbotiname Lucky Imoize and
  • Obinna Okoyeigbo

28 April 2022

It is crucial to design new communication technologies to surmount the setbacks in RF communication systems. A suitable energy-efficiency scheme helps evade needless energy consumption in wireless communication. Appropriate choice of the most suitabl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Optical Wireless Communication)
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30 Citations
7,424 Views
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6 May 2021

Mobile networks are expected to face major problems such as low network capacity, high latency, and limited resources but are expected to provide seamless connectivity in the foreseeable future. It is crucial to deliver an adequate level of performan...

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