Mobile Communication Networks: 5G and a Vision of 6G

This book contributes to the body of scholarly knowledge by exploring the main ideas of wireless networks of past, present, and future, trends in the field of networking, the capabilities of 5G and technologies that are potential enablers of 6G, potential 6G applications and requirements, as well as unique challenges and opportunities that 6G research is going to offer over the next decade. It covers research topics such as communication via millimeter-waves, terahertz waves and visible light to enable faster speeds, as well as research into achieving other basic requirements of 6G networks. These include low end-to-end latency, high energy efficiency, coverage that is ubiquitous and always-on, integration of terrestrial wireless with non-terrestrial networks, network management that is made more effective by connected intelligence with machine learning capabilities, as well as support for the evolution of old service classes and support for new ones. 

Mladen Božanic (Ph.D, University of Pretoria), is a Senior IC Design Engineer responsible for mixed-mode design and design-for-test at Azoteq, South Africa and part-time researcher at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg. He is a Specialist Editor of South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) Africa Research Journal for the field of microelectronics and has authored or co-authored over 25 peer-reviewed contributions.

Prof Saurabh Sinha obtained his B.Eng, M.Eng, and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria. As an established researcher, rated by the National Research Foundation (NRF), he has authored or co-authored over 110 publications in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences. Prof Sinha is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation, University of Johannesburg. Prof Sinha served the 2014-2015IEEE Board of Director and as IEEE Vice-President: Educational Activities.