The industrial environment poses strict requirements to the infrastructure of good and
service production and delivery. Communications are not an exception. Wired systems …

This paper presents an overview of 60 GHz technology and its potentials to provide next
generation multigigabit wireless communications systems. We begin by reviewing the state …

Assisted living (AL) technologies, enabled by technical advances such as the advent of the
Internet of Things, are increasingly gaining importance in our aging society. This article …

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is an emerging area that fifth-generation (5G) mobile
communication system penetrates industrial manufacturing applications. The indoor factory …

The advent of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) aims at increasing automation
and efficiency in manufacturing processes by the adoption of information and …

Location awareness is vital for emerging Internet-of-Things applications and opens a new
era for Localization-of-Things. This paper first reviews the classical localization techniques …

The availability of position information is of great importance in many commercial, public
safety, and military applications. The coming years will see the emergence of location-aware …

Sensor networks can benefit greatly from location-awareness, since it allows information
gathered by the sensors to be tied to their physical locations. Ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) …

Massive MIMO is envisioned as a promising technology in 5G and beyond 5G
communication. Channel models are of great importance for the development and …

Location-aware technologies will revolutionize many aspects of commercial, public service,
and military sectors, and are expected to spawn numerous unforeseen applications. A new …