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127 Citations
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From 5G to 6G—Challenges, Technologies, and Applications

  • Ahmed I. Salameh and
  • Mohamed El Tarhuni

12 April 2022

As the deployment of 5G mobile radio networks gains momentum across the globe, the wireless research community is already planning the successor of 5G. In this paper, we highlight the shortcomings of 5G in meeting the needs of more data-intensive, lo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,742 Views
10 Pages

30 January 2023

5G is the critical mobile infrastructure required to both enable and accelerate the full digital transformation of vertical sectors. While the 5G for vertical sectors is aiming at connectivity requirements of specific verticals, such as manufacturing...

  • Review
  • Open Access
116 Citations
24,071 Views
25 Pages

Positioning in 5G and 6G Networks—A Survey

  • Ferenc Mogyorósi,
  • Péter Revisnyei,
  • Azra Pašić,
  • Zsófia Papp,
  • István Törös,
  • Pál Varga and
  • Alija Pašić

23 June 2022

Determining the position of ourselves or our assets has always been important to humans. Technology has helped us, from sextants to outdoor global positioning systems, but real-time indoor positioning has been a challenge. Among the various solutions...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,631 Views
5 Pages

Role of 5G and 6G Technology in Precision Agriculture

  • Syed Muhammad Zaigham Abbas Naqvi,
  • Shoaib Rashid Saleem,
  • Muhammad Naveed Tahir,
  • Shixin Li,
  • Saddam Hussain,
  • Syed Ijaz Ul Haq and
  • Muhammad Awais

Smart farming and precision agriculture rely on the different components of IoT, such as sensors, drones, and robotic devices. IoT in agriculture is the network of interconnected devices that corresponds in real time, simultaneously, to gather, analy...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,679 Views
19 Pages

On the Dependability of 6G Networks

  • Ijaz Ahmad,
  • Felipe Rodriguez,
  • Jyrki Huusko and
  • Kari Seppänen

Sixth-generation communication networks must be highly dependable due to the foreseen connectivity of critical infrastructures through them. Dependability is a compound metric of four well-known concepts—reliability, availability, safety, and s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,866 Views
16 Pages

Coexistence of 5G/6G and Digital Terrestrial Television Networks

  • Dariusz Więcek,
  • Marcin Mora and
  • Igor Michalski

1 July 2024

This paper analyzes practical solutions for implementing 5G/6G and Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network coexistence in the UHF band. Two potential scenarios are explored using the case study of a nationwide DTT network: spectrum splitting and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,649 Views
16 Pages

The terahertz (THz) frequency bands are being explored as a potential means of enabling an ultra-high transmission capacity in sixth-generation (6G) radio-access networks (RAN) because higher frequencies offer broader bandwidths. When utilized in wir...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,452 Views
9 Pages

A Review of Recent Developments in 6G Communications Systems

  • Srikanth Kamath,
  • Somilya Anand,
  • Suyash Buchke and
  • Kaushikee Agnihotri

17 January 2024

Currently, we exist in the 5G division of the wireless technology cycle, where the standardization is complete and deployment is being carried out. However, 5G networks do not have the capacity to deliver an automated and intelligent network that sup...

  • Review
  • Open Access
450 Views
40 Pages

20 February 2026

Fifth-generation (5G) and sixth-generation (6G) wireless communications aim to achieve significantly higher data speeds, remarkably low latency, and substantial improvements in the efficiency of base stations. With the rapid increase in the utilizati...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,096 Views
4 Pages

6G Wireless Communication Systems: Applications, Opportunities and Challenges

  • Kelvin Anoh,
  • Chan Hwang See,
  • Yousef Dama,
  • Raed A. Abd-Alhameed and
  • Simeon Keates

15 December 2022

As the technical specifications of the 5th Generation (5G) wireless communication standard are being wrapped up, there are growing efforts amongst researchers, industrialists, and standardisation bodies on the enabling technologies of a 6G standard o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,538 Views
13 Pages

Analysis of Hybrid Spectrum Sensing for 5G and 6G Waveforms

  • Arun Kumar,
  • J Venkatesh,
  • Nishant Gaur,
  • Mohammed H. Alsharif,
  • Abu Jahid and
  • Kannadasan Raju

28 December 2022

More spectrum bands are needed as the number of wireless applications rises. The spectrum band, though, is now very difficult to adapt to new applications. Because of this, the spectrum is getting more crowded, which also affects quality of service (...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,582 Views
32 Pages

From 6G to SeaX-G: Integrated 6G TN/NTN for AI-Assisted Maritime Communications—Architecture, Enablers, and Optimization Problems

  • Anastasios Giannopoulos,
  • Panagiotis Gkonis,
  • Alexandros Kalafatelis,
  • Nikolaos Nomikos,
  • Sotirios Spantideas,
  • Panagiotis Trakadas and
  • Theodoros Syriopoulos

The rapid evolution of wireless communications has introduced new possibilities for the digital transformation of maritime operations. As 5G begins to take shape in selected nearshore and port environments, the forthcoming 6G promises to unlock trans...

  • Review
  • Open Access
77 Citations
15,432 Views
35 Pages

6G—Enabling the New Smart City: A Survey

  • Maurizio Murroni,
  • Matteo Anedda,
  • Mauro Fadda,
  • Pietro Ruiu,
  • Vlad Popescu,
  • Corneliu Zaharia and
  • Daniele Giusto

30 August 2023

Smart cities and 6G are technological areas that have the potential to transform the way we live and work in the years to come. Until this transformation comes into place, there is the need, underlined by research and market studies, for a critical r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,144 Views
15 Pages

Rhodamine 6G-Ligand Influencing G-Quadruplex Stability and Topology

  • Lukáš Trizna,
  • Ladislav Janovec,
  • Andrea Halaganová and
  • Viktor Víglaský

The involvement of G-quadruplex (G4) structures in nucleic acids in various molecular processes in cells such as replication, gene-pausing, the expression of crucial cancer-related genes and DNA damage repair is well known. The compounds targeting G4...

  • Article
  • Open Access
108 Citations
25,564 Views
58 Pages

From 5G to 6G Technology: Meets Energy, Internet-of-Things and Machine Learning: A Survey

  • Mohammed Najah Mahdi,
  • Abdul Rahim Ahmad,
  • Qais Saif Qassim,
  • Hayder Natiq,
  • Mohammed Ahmed Subhi and
  • Moamin Mahmoud

31 August 2021

Due to the rapid development of the fifth-generation (5G) applications, and increased demand for even faster communication networks, we expected to witness the birth of a new 6G technology within the next ten years. Many references suggested that the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,004 Views
41 Pages

How Beyond-5G and 6G Makes IIoT and the Smart Grid Green—A Survey

  • Pal Varga,
  • Áron István Jászberényi,
  • Dániel Pásztor,
  • Balazs Nagy,
  • Muhammad Nasar and
  • David Raisz

6 July 2025

The convergence of next-generation wireless communication technologies and modern energy infrastructure presents a promising path toward sustainable and intelligent systems. This survey explores how beyond-5G and 6G communication technologies can sup...

  • Review
  • Open Access
120 Citations
17,506 Views
29 Pages

A Road towards 6G Communication—A Review of 5G Antennas, Arrays, and Wearable Devices

  • Muhammad Ikram,
  • Kamel Sultan,
  • Muhammad Faisal Lateef and
  • Abdulrahman S. M. Alqadami

Next-generation communication systems and wearable technologies aim to achieve high data rates, low energy consumption, and massive connections because of the extensive increase in the number of Internet-of-Things (IoT) and wearable devices. These de...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,328 Views
22 Pages

Advanced Dielectric Resonator Antenna Technology for 5G and 6G Applications

  • Yingqi Zhang,
  • Stanislav Ogurtsov,
  • Vasilii Vasilev,
  • Ahmed A. Kishk and
  • Diego Caratelli

22 February 2024

We review dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) designs. This review examines recent advancements across several categories, specifically focusing on their applicability in array configurations for millimeter-wave (mmW) bands, particularly in the contex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
7,734 Views
23 Pages

1 December 2022

Currently, 5G and the forthcoming 6G mobile communication systems are the most promising cellular generations expected to beat the growing hunger for bandwidth and enable the fully connected world presented by the Internet of Everything (IoE). The cl...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,540 Views
28 Pages

A Study on Multi-Antenna and Pertinent Technologies with AI/ML Approaches for B5G/6G Networks

  • Maraj Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui,
  • Faizan Qamar,
  • Syed Hussain Ali Kazmi,
  • Rosilah Hassan,
  • Asad Arfeen and
  • Quang Ngoc Nguyen

30 December 2022

The quantum leap in mobile data traffic and high density of wireless electronic devices, coupled with the advancements in industrial radio monitoring and autonomous systems, have created great challenges for smooth wireless network operations. The fi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
64 Citations
10,303 Views
19 Pages

Emerging MIMO Technologies for 6G Networks

  • Victoria Dala Pegorara Souto,
  • Plínio Santini Dester,
  • Michelle Soares Pereira Facina,
  • Daniely Gomes Silva,
  • Felipe Augusto Pereira de Figueiredo,
  • Gustavo Rodrigues de Lima Tejerina,
  • José Cândido Silveira Santos Filho,
  • Juliano Silveira Ferreira,
  • Luciano Leonel Mendes and
  • Paulo Cardieri
  • + 1 author

8 February 2023

The demand for wireless connectivity has grown exponentially over the last years. By 2030 there should be around 17 billion of mobile-connected devices, with monthly data traffic in the order of thousands of exabytes. Although the Fifth Generation (5...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,536 Views
16 Pages

12 September 2023

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected people’s lives worldwide in an unexpected manner. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), several viral epidemics continue to occur and pose a significant public h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,106 Views
36 Pages

End-to-End Power Models for 5G Radio Access Network Architectures with a Perspective on 6G

  • Bhuvaneshwar Doorgakant,
  • Tulsi Pawan Fowdur and
  • Mobayode O. Akinsolu

30 January 2025

5G, the fifth-generation mobile network, is predicted to significantly increase the traditional trajectory of energy consumption. It now uses four times as much energy as 4G, the fourth-generation mobile network. As a result, compared to previous gen...

  • Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
8,776 Views
18 Pages

Blockchain and 6G-Enabled IoT

  • Houshyar Honar Pajooh,
  • Serge Demidenko,
  • Saad Aslam and
  • Muhammad Harris

28 November 2022

Ubiquitous computing turns into a reality with the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) adopted to connect massive numbers of smart and autonomous devices for various applications. 6G-enabled IoT technology provides a platform for information co...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,630 Views
38 Pages

Mobility and Handover Management in 5G/6G Networks: Challenges, Innovations, and Sustainable Solutions

  • Bilal Saoud,
  • Ibraheem Shayea,
  • Mohammad Ahmed Alnakhli and
  • Hafizal Mohamad

Compared to 4G long-term evolution (LTE) networks, 5G and 6G networks provide fast data transmission with little delay, larger base station capacity, enhanced quality of service (QoS), and extensive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) channels. Nev...

  • Review
  • Open Access
268 Citations
17,307 Views
58 Pages

6G Enabled Smart Infrastructure for Sustainable Society: Opportunities, Challenges, and Research Roadmap

  • Agbotiname Lucky Imoize,
  • Oluwadara Adedeji,
  • Nistha Tandiya and
  • Sachin Shetty

2 March 2021

The 5G wireless communication network is currently faced with the challenge of limited data speed exacerbated by the proliferation of billions of data-intensive applications. To address this problem, researchers are developing cutting-edge technologi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,788 Views
18 Pages

Violence, a pervasive societal concern, demands innovative approaches for its early detection and prevention. This review paper explores the intersection of violence detection and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), alongside fifth-generation (5G) and sixth-g...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,863 Views
17 Pages

The Advantage of the 5G Network for Enhancing the Internet of Things and the Evolution of the 6G Network

  • Georgios Gkagkas,
  • Dimitrios J. Vergados,
  • Angelos Michalas and
  • Michael Dossis

11 April 2024

The Internet of Things (IoT) is what we have as a great breakthrough in the 5G network. Although the 5G network can support several Internet of Everything (IoE) services, 6G is the network to fully support that. This paper is a survey research presen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,959 Views
30 Pages

The rapid integration of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is transforming healthcare through real-time monitoring, AI-driven diagnostics, and remote treatment. However, the growing reliance on IoMT devices, such as robotic surgical systems, life...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
299 Views
21 Pages

16 February 2026

5G systems have delivered on their promise of seamless connectivity and efficiency improvements since their global rollout began in 2020. However, maintaining subscriber identity privacy on the network remains a critical challenge. The 3GPP specifica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
91 Citations
19,705 Views
26 Pages

Evolution of Wireless Communication to 6G: Potential Applications and Research Directions

  • Muhammad Zeeshan Asghar,
  • Shafique Ahmed Memon and
  • Jyri Hämäläinen

23 May 2022

The fifth-generation mobile network (5G), as the fundamental enabler of Industry 4.0, has facilitated digital transformation and smart manufacturing through AI and cloud computing (CC). However, B5G is viewed as a turning point that will fundamentall...

  • Review
  • Open Access
197 Citations
19,380 Views
43 Pages

Security Requirements and Challenges of 6G Technologies and Applications

  • Shimaa A. Abdel Hakeem,
  • Hanan H. Hussein and
  • HyungWon Kim

2 March 2022

After implementing 5G technology, academia and industry started researching 6th generation wireless network technology (6G). 6G is expected to be implemented around the year 2030. It will offer a significant experience for everyone by enabling hyper-...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
15,886 Views
57 Pages

A Comprehensive Exploration of 6G Wireless Communication Technologies

  • Md Nurul Absar Siddiky,
  • Muhammad Enayetur Rahman,
  • Md Shahriar Uzzal and
  • H. M. Dipu Kabir

As the telecommunications landscape braces for the post-5G era, this paper embarks on delineating the foundational pillars and pioneering visions that define the trajectory toward 6G wireless communication systems. Recognizing the insatiable demand f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,328 Views
18 Pages

Wideband Channel Characterization for 6G Networks in Industrial Environments

  • Ahmed Al-Saman,
  • Marshed Mohamed,
  • Michael Cheffena and
  • Arild Moldsvor

12 March 2021

Wireless data traffic has increased significantly due to the rapid growth of smart terminals and evolving real-time technologies. With the dramatic growth of data traffic, the existing cellular networks including Fifth-Generation (5G) networks cannot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,901 Views
13 Pages

Strategy for Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access and Performance in 5G and 6G Networks

  • Omer Mohammed Khodayer Al-Dulaimi,
  • Aymen Mohammed Khodayer Al-Dulaimi,
  • Maiduc Osiceanu Alexandra and
  • Mohammed Khodayer Hassan Al-Dulaimi

3 February 2023

The purpose of this paper is to provide a high-level overview of the most important non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) protocols in 5G and 6G networks that incorporate code division within the context of 3GPP standardization. The article’s o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,879 Views
14 Pages

In this paper, we discuss the critical characteristics of user experience in sixth generation (6G) cellular networks. We first describe cellular networks’ evolution through 5G and then discuss the enabling technologies and projected services in 6G ne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,581 Views
17 Pages

Numerical Investigation and Design Curves for Thinned Planar Antenna Arrays for 5G and 6G

  • Daniele Pinchera,
  • Fulvio Schettino,
  • Mario Lucido,
  • Gaetano Chirico and
  • Marco Donald Migliore

28 November 2024

We numerically investigate the relationship between the main parameters of thinned antenna arrays using a specifically designed evolutionary algorithm, the Multi-Objective Pareto Evolution for Thinning (MOPET). We provide some useful results that all...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,167 Views
19 Pages

8 December 2022

As information technology advances quickly, so does the 5G–6G network management system, which is moving toward greater integration, decentralization, diversity, and intelligence. As flexibility is a crucial criterion for 5G–6G network ar...

  • Review
  • Open Access
267 Citations
25,310 Views
20 Pages

16 October 2019

The upcoming fifth- and sixth-generation (5G and 6G, respectively) communication systems are expected to deal with enormous advances compared to the existing fourth-generation communication system. The few important and common issues related to the s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
7,921 Views
28 Pages

On End-to-End Intelligent Automation of 6G Networks

  • Abdallah Moubayed,
  • Abdallah Shami and
  • Anwer Al-Dulaimi

The digital transformation of businesses and services is currently in full force, opening the world to a new set of unique challenges and opportunities. In this context, 6G promises to be the set of technologies, architectures, and paradigms that wil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,995 Views
50 Pages

The mobile network ecosystem is undergoing profound change driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and Software-Defined Networking (SDN). These technologies are well positioned to enable the essential transforma...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
208 Views
5 Pages

Transparent Trust Assessment in 6G Using Blockchain

  • Ronald Iván Maldonado Valencia,
  • Elmira Saeedi Taleghani,
  • Jesús Angel Alonso Lopez,
  • Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco and
  • Luis Javier García Villalba

4 February 2026

Trust assurance will be a cornerstone of the security and autonomy of sixth-generation (6G) networks. Traditional trust models focus on data authenticity and integrity; however, 6G systems increasingly rely on autonomous decision-making. This article...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,717 Views
30 Pages

Towards Enabling Haptic Communications over 6G: Issues and Challenges

  • Muhammad Awais,
  • Fasih Ullah Khan,
  • Muhammad Zafar,
  • Muhammad Mudassar,
  • Muhammad Zaigham Zaheer,
  • Khalid Mehmood Cheema,
  • Muhammad Kamran and
  • Woo-Sung Jung

This research paper provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and potential solutions related to enabling haptic communication over the Tactile Internet in the context of 6G networks. The increasing demand for multimedia services and device...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,009 Views
16 Pages

10 March 2025

A literature review is presented on energy consumption and heat transfer in recent fifth-generation (5G) antennas in network base stations. The review emphasizes on the role of computational science in addressing emerging design challenges for the co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
30,859 Views
54 Pages

6G Cognitive Information Theory: A Mailbox Perspective

  • Yixue Hao,
  • Yiming Miao,
  • Min Chen,
  • Hamid Gharavi and
  • Victor C. M. Leung

With the rapid development of 5G communications, enhanced mobile broadband, massive machine type communications and ultra-reliable low latency communications are widely supported. However, a 5G communication system is still based on Shannon’s informa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
75 Citations
12,457 Views
40 Pages

Emerging Technologies for 6G Communication Networks: Machine Learning Approaches

  • Annisa Anggun Puspitasari,
  • To Truong An,
  • Mohammed H. Alsharif and
  • Byung Moo Lee

6 September 2023

The fifth generation achieved tremendous success, which brings high hopes for the next generation, as evidenced by the sixth generation (6G) key performance indicators, which include ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC), extremely high da...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,015 Views
21 Pages

Design and Performance Analysis of Sub-THz/THz Mini-Cluster Architectures for Dense Urban 5G/6G Networks

  • Valdemar Farré,
  • José Vega-Sánchez,
  • Victor Garzón,
  • Nathaly Orozco Garzón,
  • Henry Carvajal Mora and
  • Edgar Eduardo Benitez Olivo

3 November 2025

The transition from Fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) systems to Beyond 5G (B5G) and Sixth Generation (6G) networks requires innovative architectures capable of supporting ultra-high data rates, sub-millisecond latency, and massive connection dens...

  • Review
  • Open Access
62 Citations
21,280 Views
61 Pages

A Literature Survey on AI-Aided Beamforming and Beam Management for 5G and 6G Systems

  • Davi da Silva Brilhante,
  • Joanna Carolina Manjarres,
  • Rodrigo Moreira,
  • Lucas de Oliveira Veiga,
  • José F. de Rezende,
  • Francisco Müller,
  • Aldebaro Klautau,
  • Luciano Leonel Mendes and
  • Felipe A. P. de Figueiredo

28 April 2023

Modern wireless communication systems rely heavily on multiple antennas and their corresponding signal processing to achieve optimal performance. As 5G and 6G networks emerge, beamforming and beam management become increasingly complex due to factors...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,251 Views
13 Pages

Channel Modeling for RIS-Assisted 6G Communications

  • Xiuhua Fu,
  • Rongqun Peng,
  • Gang Liu,
  • Jiazheng Wang,
  • Wenhao Yuan and
  • Michel Kadoch

20 September 2022

Terahertz communication has been proposed as one of the basic key technologies of the sixth-generation wireless network (6G) due to its significant advantages, such as ultra-large bandwidth, ultra-high transmission rates, high-precision positioning,...

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