In recent years, significant attention has been directed toward the fifth generation of wireless
broadband connectivity known as '5G', currently being deployed by Mobile Network …

Techno-economic assessment is a fundamental technique engineers use for evaluating new
communications technologies. However, despite the techno-economics of the fifth cellular …

Optimal network planning is crucial to ensure viable investments. However, engineering
analysis and cost assessment frequently occur independently of each other. Whereas …

The current work presents the first experimental demonstration of real-time Ethernet (ETH)
trial services and 4K-Ultra High Definition (UHD) video application transmission over a 2λ …

Migration from distributed to centralized radio access networks (C-RANs) can be expensive
in terms of capital expenditures due to the initial investment while it has lower operational …

The adoption of private 5G networks or Non-Public Networks (NPN) by industry verticals is
igniting a digital transformation across various sectors and also leading to industry 4.0. This …

One of the challenges network operators face is designing and deploying cost-efficient
transport networks (TNs) to meet the high capacity and strict latency/reliability requirements …

The roll-out of 5G infrastructure can provide enhanced high capacity, low latency
communications enabling a range of new use cases. However, to deliver the improvements …

How cost-efficient are potential infrastructure sharing business models for the 5G era (and
beyond)? This significant question needs to be addressed if we are to deliver universal …

Abstract The fifth‐generation (5G) technology is seen to be a solution for developing
countries to improve their quality of services in terms of transportation, education, health …