ComSoc Technology News (CTN) is a free, online podcast that discusses interesting, timely, and newsworthy articles that span a wide range of topics related to the communications technology industry. Our mission is to be an informational resource that brings diverse perspectives and thought leadership while providing a platform for lively discussion amongst our readers. CTN is run by a team of volunteer editorial board members who are technical experts in diverse fields.
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Episode 17: All Things 6G and Sustainability
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38:49In podcast 17, professor Aryan Kaushik and Professor Lina Mohjazi discuss how sustainability can be intertwined into the fundamental design of 6G to create a sustainable ICT system but also an ICT system designed for sustainability. Professor Mohhazi discusses how their research focuses on how to understand the environment (users, traffic patterns,…
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Episode 16: Integrated Sensing and Communications for Future Wireless Networks
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24:33CTN Podcast discusses the latest book from Prof. Aryan Kaushik, IEEE CTN Senior Editor and Professor, Manchester Met, UK, on ISAC Technology, with contributions from over 50 experts worldwide including 10+ IEEE Fellows. ISAC is one of the new technologies that will make its way into 6G networks, and it promises to bring new and exciting application…
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Episode 15: O-RAN, Digital Twin, and Machine Learning for Sustainable 6G
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39:41O-RAN, Digital Twin, Machine Learning, all very popular topics being researched as we march towards the next evolution of wireless. But what does it all mean and how do they work together to bring us a more efficient, cost effective and easier to deploy networks and services? Professors Antonino Masaracchia and Mona Jaber join our very own Professo…
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Episode 14: Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory, and Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces
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1:07:52In the podcast episode #14, Prof. Aryan Kaushik, IEEE CTN Senior Editor, chats with Prof. Marco Di Renzo on latest technology of Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory (ESIT) which sets to unveil the fundamental limits of communication systems moving from first electromagnetic principles, and to develop electromagnetically consistent communi…
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Episode 13: Digital Twins, Context-Aided Communications and 6G Technologies
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43:26With podcast episode #13, CTN continues to explore the capabilities that will help make 6G a successful evolution of 5G. In this episode Aryan Kaushik, professor at Manchester Met and CTN’s senior editor, discusses digital twins, context aided communication and other interesting technologies with professors Tommy Svensson from Chalmers University o…
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Episode 12: Fluid Antennas for 6G and Beyond
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49:59In Episode 12 of IEEE CTN podcast series Professor Aryan Kaushik and Professor Kai-Kit Wong discuss the concept of Fluid Antennas, or fluid antenna systems (FAS) which are software-controlled structures that can change their shape, size, and position to reconfigure their performance metrics. Can this modern concept help push the envelope of overall…
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Episode 11: 6G: The Way Forward with Important KPIs and Technologies
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21:36“6G: The Way Forward with Important KPIs and Technologies” is podcast #11 of IEEE’s ComSoc Technology News (IEEE CTN). In this podcast we are happy to have Professor Ana Garcia Armada from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and CTN’s Senior Editor Professor Aryan Kaushik from Manchester Met, UK sharing their views on what are the critical and import…
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Episode 10: one6G's Activities and Views on 6G Framework Technologies
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35:52In Podcast #10, CTN brings you the wisdom of three excellent academic and industry researchers working together in the one6G organization (one6G – Taking communications to the next level) which looks to define what 6G might be from the European perspective. The discussion from this group is quite engaging and showcases the challenges but also the o…
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Episode 9: 6G Testbeds and Take on Key Enabling Technologies
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36:22In the previous podcast (#8) the speakers provided a perspective into the emerging 6G technologies and the state of industrial progress toward 6G. Podcast #9 continues to close the circle of pre-standardization and pre-commercialization activities with a discussion regarding early test beds being developed to prove either academically or by the ind…
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Episode 8: Integrated Sensing and Communications: Industry Perspective
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30:37Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) has gathered significant attention from the academic community in recent years and it has also made its way into the ITU-2030 usage scenarios. 3GPP has also taken up work on sensing and on the integration of communications systems with sensing capabilities, with the objective to include support for ISAC …
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CTN’s podcast #7 features a very distinguished academic panel discussing the emerging technologies that are being researched and developed in order to support the upcoming 6G network’s requirements. Some of these will be there on day one, while some still need more research but they all can be far reaching and have the potential to usher in many ex…
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Episode 6: Machine Learning & AI based Wireless Connectivity for 6G & Beyond
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43:50CTN’s podcast #6 features Professor Yansha Deng discussing with our very own Professor Aryan Kaushik the vision of AI and how it will be enhancing the upcoming 6G technology cycle. The words “AI native” has been used extensively as it relates to 6G, and academic work has and is taking place in almost every research space, from physical layer, to cr…
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Episode 5: Non-Terrestrial Networks: From the eyes of Standardization and Technology Trends
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32:05Podcast #5 of CTN is proud to present Alessandro Guidotti, Senior Researcher, CNIT, Italy discussing Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) from the perspective of standardization activities and how the technology fits with the Terrestrial Networks (TN) evolution towards 6G. Since its inception, 3GPP has been focused on the standardization and evolution of…
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Episode 4: Metaprism and Smart Skin based Wireless Connectivity
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21:40Podcast #4 of CTN is proud to present Professor Davide Dardari from the University of Bologna where he discusses the use of metaprism materials and smart skins in wireless communication. Metaprism, a concept rooted in metamaterials science, allows for the manipulation of electromagnetic waves depending on their frequency (frequency selectivity prop…
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Episode 3: Non-Terrestrial Networks and Rate-Splitting Multiple Access
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11:13In this episode, Prof. Aryan Kaushik hosts Prof. Wonjae Shin at the IEEE Globecom 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over the discussion on Non-Terrestrial Networks for 5G-Advanced and 6G, timeliness with latest 6G framework and standardization, challenges to multi-beam satellite communication based NTN, fundamentals and benefits of implementing rate-…
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Episode 2: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and Holographic MIMO (H-MIMO)
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42:26Prof Aryan Kaushik and Prof Di Renzo discusses the trends, challenges, potential use cases, applications and prospects of deploying RIS and H-MIMO in future communications networks. Professor Aryan Kaushik hosts Professor Marco Di Renzo in this podcast that sheds light on the role that these technologies can play as we approach 6G standardization. …
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Episode 1: Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) for Global Connectivity
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37:55Featuring Aryan Kaushik and Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir This podcast on “Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) for Global Connectivity" discusses the trends, challenges, standardisation perspective, use cases, applications and future prospects of deploying NTNs into 5G-Advanced and 6G communications. We shed light on the role of airborne NTNs such as unmanne…
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