Trends in wireless communications towards 5G networks — The influence of e-health and IoT applications

It is expected that the fifth generation (5G) of mobile networks will be standardized in 2020. For this new generation, there are several new performance requirements in addition to higher data rates. E-health and the Internet of Things (IoT) are two important applications that define the new requirements. In this paper, we discuss several technological trends in wireless communications towards 5G networks, highlighting the influence of e-health and IoT applications.