Given the increasing number of space-related applications, research in the emerging space
industry is becoming more and more attractive. One compelling area of current space …

Lightwave communications is a necessity for the information age. Optical links provide
enormous bandwidth, and the optical fiber is the only medium that can meet the modern …

This paper surveys the literature on point-to-point (P2P) links for integrated satellite-aerial
networks, which are envisioned to be among the key enablers of the sixth-generation (6G) of …

The recent development and adoption of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is due to its wide
variety of applications in public and private sector from parcel delivery to wildlife …

Traditional satellite networks depend on the closed and planned architecture. Thus, there
are many challenges such as configuration update, new communication and networking …

The rapid development of wireless technology has sparked interest in multi-band
reconfigurable antennas as devices and satellites are innovating toward miniaturization …

The space environment is still challenging but is becoming more and more attractive for an
increasing number of entities. In the second half of the 20th century, a huge amount of funds …

Onboard information fusion for multisatellites, which is based on spatial computing mode,
can improve the satellites' capability, such as the spatial–temporal coverage, detection …

Space information network (SIN) makes it possible for any object to be connected to the
Internet anywhere, even in the areas with extreme conditions, where a cellular network is not …

The rate of traffic generated by MTC is growing at a very fast pace, putting strong pressure
on existing network infrastructures. One of the most challenging tasks today is being able to …