Strategic and technological challenges for wireless communications beyond 3G

In order to facilitate and to meet the ever increasing demands for the wireless communication in the next decade and also to satisfy the high data rates for the new services, the future development of 3G (IMT2000) and systems beyond 3G (B3G) are foreseen. This article presents the need for these developments and motivations for systems beyond 3G taking into account both strategic and technological challenges to be faced. Moreover, the concepts and potential technologies involved including multiple air-interfaces, efficient spectrum allocation and utilisation for the success of systems B3G are briefly reviewed.