This paper deals with the problem of precoding, scheduling, and link adaptation in next
generation mobile interactive multibeam satellite systems. In contrast to the fixed satellite services…

Cognitive radio technologies have achieved in the recent years an increasing interest for the
possible gain in terms of spectrum usage with respect to unshared approaches. While most …

The increasing request of communication capacity for the introduction of modern multimedia
services has collided with the problem of the spectrum shortage. One of the most known …

The increasing request of bandwidth for multimedia advanced services is one of the major
issues of modern wireless systems. The spectrum shortage has been faced in several ways; …

During the last years, spectrum scarcity has become one of the major issues for the development
of new communication systems. Cognitive Radio (CR) approaches have gained an …

To face the challenges of the new era of heterogeneous networks, mobile satellite systems
need to provide an increased level of flexibility. As a consequence, a more effective use of …

With particular attention to Satellite Communications (SatComs), cognitive-based solutions
are investigated. With cognitive-based solutions we refer to all those techniques that aim at …

Wireless communication systems are predicted to appear massively in the future human life.
In case of 5G communications, high expectations in terms of Quality of Service and …

Broadband access by satellite in Ka band will become constrained by spectrum availability.
In this context, the EU FP7 project CoRaSat is examining the possible spectrum extension …

The Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE) sets forth ambitious requirements for broadband
communications, in which Satellite Communications (SatCom) play a major role. In this context, …