Guest Editorial Special Section on Advanced Beam-Forming Antennas for Beyond 5G and 6G

Beyond 5G and 6G technologies mark a pivotal evolution in the telecommunications landscape. They are not only anticipated to deliver unprecedented speed and capacity but also to serve as critical enablers for a host of emerging technologies and applications, including joint communications and sensing, autonomous driving, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT)
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