Table 1.
Examples of EU Projects researching technology beyond 4G
| Project name | Research area | Website |
|---|---|---|
| METIS 2020 | Laying the foundation for the future global mobile and wireless communication systems | www.metis2020.com |
| 5GNOW | Development of new PHY and MAC layer concepts better suited for heterogeneous transmissions in 5G | www.5gnow.eu |
| SOLDER | Design and development of new spectrum overlay technology for efficient aggregation of heterogeneous bands (HetBands) | www.ict-solder.eu |
| iJOIN | Joint design/optimization of access network and backhaul, integrating small cells, heterogeneous backhaul, and centralized processing | www.ict-ijoin.eu |
| TROPIC | Distributed computing, storage, and radio resource allocation over cooperative femtocells | www.ict-tropic.eu |
| MCN | Cloud computing for future mobile network deployment and operation | www.mobile-cloud-networking.eu/site |
| COMBO | New integrated approaches for fixed/mobile converged broadband access/aggregation networks | www.ict-combo.eu |
| MOTO | Mobile Internet with terminal-to-terminal offloading technologies | www.fp7-moto.eu |
| PHYLAWS | Privacy concepts for wireless communications exploiting propagation properties | www.phylaws-ict.org |