Guest Editorial Special Issue on 5G Wireless Communication Systems and Technologies

Enormous growth of mobile wireless data service demands in combination with ever-increasing user expectations on quality of experience (QoE) is pushing the frontiers of wireless communication technologies, systems, and networks. Emerging wide area wireless services and usage cases are shaping the next-generation 5G wireless vision and driving the 5G technology requirements. Ultrahigh throughput, enhancement in network capacity, ultra-low latency, ubiquitous connectivity, energy efficiency, high reliability, low-cost devices, and quality of service are just some of the requirements that the next-generation 5G wireless network needs to achieve. At the core of such network are the microwave and millimeter wave technologies that the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S) contributes to. Although the emerging requirements for 5G are diverse and complex, there is an opportunity for the IEEE MTT-S to contribute to the larger 5G vision with different aspects of IEEE MTT-S relevant microwave and millimeter-wave technologies.