Driven by the emerging trend for transparent, open and programmable communications,
Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) constitutes the dominant architectural approach for …

The provision of high data rate services to mobile users combined with improved quality of
experience (ie, zero latency multimedia content) drives technological evolution towards the …

Path loss is one of the most important factors affecting base-station positioning in cellular
networks. Traditionally, to determine the optimal installation position of a base station, path …

Future data-intensive intelligent applications are required to traverse across the cloud-to-
edge-to-IoT continuum, where cloud and edge resources elegantly coordinate, alongside …

The next generation of ship** industry, namely Ship** 4.0 will integrate advanced
automation and digitization technologies towards revolutionizing the maritime industry. As …

Maritime and ship** are unambiguously the cornerstones of the global economy and
transportation. To improve efficiency, maritime sector activities are focused on the realization …

Maritime trade unavoidably influences the economy, transportation and market worldwide.
Deploying efficient, privacy-preserving and environmental-friendly solutions in maritime …

The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the implementation of technological solutions that
will enable the optimization of 5G network resources and services in an automated and self …

In the new 5G and beyond (B5G) connectivity era, Mission Critical Services (MCS) are
expected to leverage secure and reliable communication to the end-users. However, diverse …

Beamforming, an integral component of modern mobile networks, enables spatial selectivity
and improves network quality. However, many beamforming techniques are iterative …