Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page - 5G Outlook - Innovations and Applications -- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN COMMUNICATIONS -- Title Page - 5G Outlook - Innovations and Applications -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editor -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 The Journey to 5G Wireless Communication -- 1.2 Background and Future of 5G Technology -- 1.3 Applications of 5G -- 1.4 Summary -- References -- About the Author -- Chapter 2 - 5G: Need for the Hour -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Mobile Communication Aeon -- 2.3 WISDOM and Its Task Groups Abstract -- 2.4 Towards 5G System -- 2.4.1 Requirements and Drivers -- 2.4.2 Use-cases -- 2.4.2.1 Augmented reality -- 2.4.2.2 Self-driven cars -- 2.4.2.3 Video-conferencing and real-time video applications -- 2.4.2.4 Machine type communication -- 2.5 How 5G will Change the Society -- 2.5.1 Rural Connectivity -- 2.5.1.1 Challenges faced by LTE and other technologies -- 2.5.1.2 Carrier aggregation for rural connectivity -- 2.5.2 Universal Internet Connectivity and Affordable Broadband -- 2.6 Emerging Technologies in 5G -- 2.6.1 Massive MIMO -- 2.6.2 Network Function Virtualization -- 2.6.3 Software Defined Network -- 2.6.4 Millimeter-wave -- 2.6.5 Cognitive Radio -- 2.6.6 Heterogeneous Networks -- 2.6.7 Internet of Things -- 2.7 Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- About the Author -- Chapter 3 - Mm-waves Promises and Challenges in Future Wireless Communication: 5G -- 3.1 Introduction to Millimeter-waves -- 3.2 Channel Propagation of Millimeter-waves -- 3.3 Data Rate and Millimeter-waves -- 3.4 Application of Millimeter-waves -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- About the Author -- Chapter 4 - The Fog over the Meadow and the Cloud in the Blue Sky -- 4.1 Introduction…”

“…Four contributed chapters and an introductory chapter from the editor explain each class of materials with practical examples…”