Mobile and Wireless Communications

The fifth generation of wireless technology (5G) has arrived and is being rolled out globally. 5G is possible because of the contributions of previous generations of wireless communications and a number of disruptive technologies, each of which must be understood at least at a high level to paint a full picture of the industry. This report centers ...

A private cellular network—what the 3GPP standards refer to as a “non-public network”—is an isolated network which restricts the devices that connect to it. Public cellular networks initially carried primarily voice traffic, but data traffic now dominates these networks. This includes internet access and an ever-increasing percentage of vid...

The first generation of wireless communication technology (1G) was introduced when NTT launched the first commercial cellular network in Tokyo in 1979. Successive generations have followed approximately every 10 years. Analog voice was the primary 1G service; 2G brought digital voice and introduced data services with text messages. Internet access ...

By 2020, a clear picture of the post-smartphone era will have emerged, the blended-reality era. The smartphone will be the central component of a personal Internet of Things, connecting with wearables, household objects and utilities, and connected vehicles to quantify, aggregate, and automate everyday tasks. Sensors, displays, and augmented realit...

Ambient intelligence (AmI) is currently in the early stages of adoption and has garnered significantly high interest from various market sectors. The objective of AmI is to broaden the interaction between human beings and digital information technology through the usage of ubiquitous computing devices. Conventional computing primarily involves user...

The need for sensor-enabled devices to monitor and track personal lives is fuelled by the growth in health and wellness data. Many companies offering consumer electronic devices are spearheading the trend with innovative designs of developing self-tracking devices. Self-trackers use sensing devices to measure everything they do to improve the day-t...