Toward 1G Mobile Power Networks: RF, Signal, and System Designs to Make Smart Objects Autonomous

Thanks to the quality of the technology and the existence of international standards, today?s wireless communication networks (based on RF radiation) underpin contemporary societies? global functioning. The pursuit of higher spectral efficiency has been going on for approximately four decades, with fifth-generation (5G) technologies expected in 2020. The development of 5G and beyond will see the emergence of trillions of low-power autonomous wireless devices for applications such as ubiquitous sensing through an Internet of Things (IoT).