LTE Evolution 2016 - IEEE Communication Magazine Specal Topic on LTE Evolution

There is no dispute that the wide spread acceptance of smart phone has transformed our society. A critical enabler of this smart phone revolution is the wide spread deployment of 4G LTE systems. Currently there are 407 global LTE commercial networks in 142 countries serving half a billion subscribers. The LTE industry is growing rapidly and, in 2014, it grew at a rate of 142%. Given the enormous investments worldwide in LTE, there is a strong desideratum within the carrier community to continue to evolve their investments in order to meet the end-user experience expected in the foreseeable future.
The goal of this special feature is to publish a collection of high level research papers as well as tutorial papers that collectively provide insight into what the LTE standard might look like in the next decade. The focus is on strategies and technologies that are geared towards enhancing LTE with the necessary capabilities to provide the expected end-user experience in the foreseeable future. In particular, we solicit high-quality original papers and tutorial papers that discuss future enhancement of the LTE standard as in the attached CFP.
The key dates are
o Submission: November 30, 2015
o Review decisions: February 1, 2016
o Revisions due: April 1, 2016
o Publication June, 2016
Guest Editors
? Prof. Robert W. Heath Jr., The University of Texas at Austin, rheath-AT-utexas.edu
? Prof. Michael Honig, North Western University, mh-AT-eecs.northwestern.edu
? Mr. Satoshi Nagata, NTT DoCoMo and 3GPP RAN 1 Chair, nagatas-AT-nttdocomo.com
? Dr. Stefan Parkvell, Ericsson, stefan.parkvall-AT-ericsson.com
? Dr. Anthony C.K. Soong, Huawei, anthony.soong-AT-huawei.com