Renewable power provisioning of the base stations (BS) in addition to the traditional power
grid connectivity presents an interesting prospect towards realizing green future network …

The energy consumption of the mobile network is becoming a growing concern for mobile
network operators and it is expected to rise further with operational costs and carbon …

As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, ensuring a resilient communications
infrastructure is of paramount importance for effective disaster response and recovery. This …

Virtual power plants (VPPs) aggregate a large number of distributed energy resources
(DERs) through IoT technology to provide flexibility to the grid. It is an effective means to …

The deployment of mobile networks has imposed an urgent requirement for the pursuit of
low-carbon communication infrastructures. The increasing energy consumption of mobile …

The exponential growth of mobile data traffic in next generation networks has led to a
significant increase in energy consumption, posing critical challenges for network operators …

Broadband connectivity is a tool for catalyzing socio-economic development and reducing
the societal inequalities. Recent studies have investigated the supporting role of broadband …

While ultra-dense networks (UDN) greatly enhances network performance, the extensive
deployment of small base stations poses significant energy consumption challenges …

These two volumes constitute the proceedings of the 21st International Conference, ICSOC
2023, held Rome, Italy, during November 28–December 1, 2023. The 35 full papers and the …