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Few engineering disciplines have benefited as much from strong theoretical underpinnings as has the wireless communications field, whose origins in and continuing partnership with information theory have enabled this crowning human achievement of global real-time connectivity. As we approach 2030 and the 6G era, not to me...</p> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author(s)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-is-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-is-a-member field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-member-profile-profiles field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <a href="/profile/8797"> <div class="profile-picture"> <div class="field field--name-field-profile-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/bits_profile/public/itsoc.content.userprofile/AndrewsFormalSmall.jpg?itok=PWl2c42s" width="65" height="77" alt="AndrewsFormalSmall" class="image-style-bits-profile" /> </div> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Jeffrey G Andrews </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> UT Austin </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="read-more"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/what-information-theorys-role-6g" rel="bookmark">Read More</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockarticle-block-issue-articles"> <div class="content"> <div><div class="view view-article view-id-article view-display-id-block_issue_articles js-view-dom-id-d82ac0ec7b2d33850d02747929cf1a6d4e2a72dfbe9c1802f8fb4e0d6a04a228"> <div class="issue-article-inner"> <div class="container px-sm-down-0"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="issue-article-card d-md-flex"> <div class="left"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/6g-welcome-chance-unify-channel-coding"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/6.%206G_A_Welcome_Chance_to_Unify_Channel_Coding.png?itok=Nr0yoJHu 1x" media="(min-width: 48rem)" type="image/png"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article_small/public/article/image/2024-04/6.%206G_A_Welcome_Chance_to_Unify_Channel_Coding.png?itok=TMVd_9tc 1x" media="(min-width: 20rem)" type="image/png"/> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/6.%206G_A_Welcome_Chance_to_Unify_Channel_Coding.png?itok=Nr0yoJHu" alt="-" /> </picture> </a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/bits/bits-article/6g-welcome-chance-unify-channel-coding" hreflang="en">6G: A Welcome Chance to Unify Channel Coding?</a></div> <div class="abstract"> <p>Channel coding is one of the workhorses of the physical layer, enabling reliable and energy-efficient data transmission. In this article, we highlight the core innovations in channel coding that have been commercialized in wireless mobile communication standards over the past decades, in the context of current and anticipated future requirements. We point ou...</p> </div> <div class="article-details d-lg-flex justify-content-lg-between"> <div class="date-authors d-md-flex"> <span class="created-date"> Apr 19, 2024 </span> <div class="authors"> <span class="icon-profile"></span> <div class="authors-inner"> <span class="author-name"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div class="not-a-member"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Marvin Geiselhart </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> Institute of Telecommunications, 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class="btn btn-bits-secondary">READ MORE</a> <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10274812" target="_blank" class="btn btn-bits-secondary">ACCESS ARTICLE</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="issue-article-card d-md-flex"> <div class="left"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/channel-coding-6g-extreme-connectivity-requirements-capabilities-and-fundamental"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/5.%20Channel_Coding_for_6G_Extreme_ConnectivityRequirements_Capabilities_and_Fundamental_Tradeoffs.png?itok=mHrvWUFp 1x" media="(min-width: 48rem)" type="image/png"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article_small/public/article/image/2024-04/5.%20Channel_Coding_for_6G_Extreme_ConnectivityRequirements_Capabilities_and_Fundamental_Tradeoffs.png?itok=7Gp_p7Kq 1x" media="(min-width: 20rem)" type="image/png"/> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/5.%20Channel_Coding_for_6G_Extreme_ConnectivityRequirements_Capabilities_and_Fundamental_Tradeoffs.png?itok=mHrvWUFp" alt="-" /> </picture> </a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/bits/bits-article/channel-coding-6g-extreme-connectivity-requirements-capabilities-and-fundamental" hreflang="en">Channel Coding for 6G Extreme Connectivity—Requirements, Capabilities, and Fundamental Tradeoffs</a></div> <div class="abstract"> <p>Information theory has driven the information and communication technology industry for over 70 years. Great successes have been achieved in both academia and industry. In theory, polar codes and spatially coupled low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes have achieved the theoretical bound. In practice, capacity-approaching coding schemes such as turbo, polar, ...</p> </div> <div class="article-details d-lg-flex justify-content-lg-between"> <div class="date-authors d-md-flex"> <span class="created-date"> Apr 19, 2024 </span> <div class="authors"> <span class="icon-profile"></span> <div class="authors-inner"> <span class="author-name"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-is-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-is-a-member field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-member-profile-profiles field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <a href="/profile/9515"> <div class="profile-picture"> <div class="field field--name-field-profile-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/bits_profile/public/2021-07/HuaziZhang.jpg?itok=ZCZ1vp_M" width="65" height="77" alt="Huazi Zhang" class="image-style-bits-profile" /> </div> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Huazi Zhang </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div class="not-a-member"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Wen Tong </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> Huawei Technologies Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="btns-wrap"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/channel-coding-6g-extreme-connectivity-requirements-capabilities-and-fundamental" class="btn btn-bits-secondary">READ MORE</a> <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10274838" target="_blank" class="btn btn-bits-secondary">ACCESS ARTICLE</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="issue-article-card d-md-flex"> <div class="left"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/spectral-versus-energy-efficiency-6g-impact-receiver-front-end"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/4.%20Spectral_Versus_Energy_Efficiency_in_6G_Impact_of_the_Receiver_Front-End.png?itok=b9PfLa6U 1x" media="(min-width: 48rem)" type="image/png"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article_small/public/article/image/2024-04/4.%20Spectral_Versus_Energy_Efficiency_in_6G_Impact_of_the_Receiver_Front-End.png?itok=to18vfkZ 1x" media="(min-width: 20rem)" type="image/png"/> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/4.%20Spectral_Versus_Energy_Efficiency_in_6G_Impact_of_the_Receiver_Front-End.png?itok=b9PfLa6U" alt="-" /> </picture> </a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/bits/bits-article/spectral-versus-energy-efficiency-6g-impact-receiver-front-end" hreflang="en">Spectral Versus Energy Efficiency in 6G: Impact of the Receiver Front-End</a></div> <div class="abstract"> <p>This article puts the spotlight on the receiver front-end (RFE), an integral part of any wireless device that information theory typically idealizes into a mere addition of noise. While this idealization was sound in the past, as operating frequencies, bandwidths, and antenna counts rise, a soaring amount of power is required for the RFE to behave accordingl...</p> </div> <div class="article-details d-lg-flex justify-content-lg-between"> <div class="date-authors d-md-flex"> <span class="created-date"> Apr 19, 2024 </span> <div class="authors"> <span class="icon-profile"></span> <div class="authors-inner"> <span class="author-name"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-is-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-is-a-member field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-member-profile-profiles field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <a href="/profile/9103"> <div class="profile-picture"> <div class="field field--name-field-profile-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/bits_profile/public/itsoc.content.userprofile/ANGEL2006.jpg?itok=YU77SiEc" width="65" height="77" alt="ANGEL2006" class="image-style-bits-profile" /> </div> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Angel Lozano </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> Univ. Pompeu Fabra </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div class="not-a-member"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Sundeep Rangan </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> New York University, Brooklyn, NY, USA </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="btns-wrap"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/spectral-versus-energy-efficiency-6g-impact-receiver-front-end" class="btn btn-bits-secondary">READ MORE</a> <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10274862" target="_blank" class="btn btn-bits-secondary">ACCESS ARTICLE</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="issue-article-card d-md-flex"> <div class="left"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/timely-and-massive-communication-6g-pragmatics-learning-and-inference"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/3.%20Timely_and_Massive_Communication_in_6G_Pragmatics_Learning_and_Inference.png?itok=zZlmE1tM 1x" media="(min-width: 48rem)" type="image/png"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article_small/public/article/image/2024-04/3.%20Timely_and_Massive_Communication_in_6G_Pragmatics_Learning_and_Inference.png?itok=39pRuh4n 1x" media="(min-width: 20rem)" type="image/png"/> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/3.%20Timely_and_Massive_Communication_in_6G_Pragmatics_Learning_and_Inference.png?itok=zZlmE1tM" alt="-" /> </picture> </a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/bits/bits-article/timely-and-massive-communication-6g-pragmatics-learning-and-inference" hreflang="en">Timely and Massive Communication in 6G: Pragmatics, Learning, and Inference</a></div> <div class="abstract"> <p>5G has expanded the traditional focus of wireless systems to embrace two new connectivity types: ultra-reliable low latency and massive communication. The technology context at the dawn of 6G is different from the past one for 5G, primarily due to the growing intelligence at the communicating nodes. This has driven the set of relevant communication problems ...</p> </div> <div class="article-details d-lg-flex justify-content-lg-between"> <div class="date-authors d-md-flex"> <span class="created-date"> Apr 19, 2024 </span> <div class="authors"> <span class="icon-profile"></span> <div class="authors-inner"> <span class="author-name"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-is-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-is-a-member field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-member-profile-profiles field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <a href="/profile/9027"> <div class="profile-picture"> <div class="field field--name-field-profile-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/bits_profile/public/itsoc.content.userprofile/0351ae591d3c2d2939c1a84fb1f317f9/photo.jpg?itok=ni5gI_R4" width="65" height="77" alt="0351ae591d3c2d2939c1a84fb1f317f9/photo" class="image-style-bits-profile" /> </div> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Deniz Gunduz </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> Imperial College London </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div class="not-a-member"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Federico Chiariotti </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> University of Padova, Padova, Italy </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div class="not-a-member"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Kaibin Huang </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-is-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-is-a-member field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-member-profile-profiles field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <a href="/profile/10003"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Anders E. Kalor </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-is-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-is-a-member field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-member-profile-profiles field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <a href="/profile/10187"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Szymon Kobus </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-is-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-is-a-member field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-member-profile-profiles field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <a href="/profile/9296"> <div class="profile-picture"> <div class="field field--name-field-profile-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/bits_profile/public/itsoc.content.userprofile/Popovski_0012b.jpg?itok=-rhULpWY" width="65" height="77" alt="Popovski_0012b" class="image-style-bits-profile" /> </div> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Petar Popovski </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="btns-wrap"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/timely-and-massive-communication-6g-pragmatics-learning-and-inference" class="btn btn-bits-secondary">READ MORE</a> <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10273599" target="_blank" class="btn btn-bits-secondary">ACCESS ARTICLE</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="issue-article-card d-md-flex"> <div class="left"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="/bits/bits-article/exploiting-depth-and-angular-domains-massive-near-field-spatial-multiplexing"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/2.%20Exploiting_the_Depth_and_Angular_Domains_for_Massive_Near-Field_Spatial_Multiplexing.png?itok=9qH0UGcr 1x" media="(min-width: 48rem)" type="image/png"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article_small/public/article/image/2024-04/2.%20Exploiting_the_Depth_and_Angular_Domains_for_Massive_Near-Field_Spatial_Multiplexing.png?itok=CBfdq8vL 1x" media="(min-width: 20rem)" type="image/png"/> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/2.%20Exploiting_the_Depth_and_Angular_Domains_for_Massive_Near-Field_Spatial_Multiplexing.png?itok=9qH0UGcr" alt="-" /> </picture> </a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/bits/bits-article/exploiting-depth-and-angular-domains-massive-near-field-spatial-multiplexing" hreflang="en">Exploiting the Depth and Angular Domains for Massive Near-Field Spatial Multiplexing</a></div> <div class="abstract"> <p>In this article, we present our vision for how extremely large aperture arrays, equipped with hundreds or thousands of antennas, can play a major role in future 6G networks by enabling a remarkable increase in data rates through spatial multiplexing of a massive number of data streams to both a single user and many simultaneous users. Specifically, with the ...</p> </div> <div class="article-details d-lg-flex justify-content-lg-between"> <div class="date-authors d-md-flex"> <span class="created-date"> Apr 19, 2024 </span> <div class="authors"> <span class="icon-profile"></span> <div class="authors-inner"> <span class="author-name"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div class="not-a-member"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Parisa Ramezani </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div class="not-a-member"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Alva Kosasih </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div class="not-a-member"> <div class="profile-picture"> <img src="/themes/custom/bits/images/profile-default.svg" alt="Profile" class="default-profile img-responsive"> </div> <div class="user--info"> <div class="user-name-wrap"> <div class="user-name"> Amna Irshad </div> </div> <div class="affiliation"> KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> , <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-s paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-bits-author-s field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--bits-author-not-a-member paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="user--profile--wrap bits-profile-card"> <div 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href="/bits/bits-article/updated-research-vision-next-generation-network-after-several-years-6g-journey"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/1.%20An_Updated_Research_Vision_of_the_Next_Generation_Network_After_Several_Years_on_the_6G_Journey.png?itok=5PvM2E2p 1x" media="(min-width: 48rem)" type="image/png"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article_small/public/article/image/2024-04/1.%20An_Updated_Research_Vision_of_the_Next_Generation_Network_After_Several_Years_on_the_6G_Journey.png?itok=oLSlAVJJ 1x" media="(min-width: 20rem)" type="image/png"/> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/issue_article/public/article/image/2024-04/1.%20An_Updated_Research_Vision_of_the_Next_Generation_Network_After_Several_Years_on_the_6G_Journey.png?itok=5PvM2E2p" alt="-" /> </picture> </a> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="title"><a href="/bits/bits-article/updated-research-vision-next-generation-network-after-several-years-6g-journey" hreflang="en">An Updated Research Vision of the Next Generation Network After Several Years on the 6G Journey</a></div> <div class="abstract"> <p>Significant progress has been made since the research community explicitly started defining a vision for 6th generation network (6G). The goal of the this article is to revisit research challenges in six key technology areas for 6G, summarize some of the main achievements so far and articulate remaining challenges. 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