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| Message from the EiC |
| Abbas Jamalipour |
Welcome to the March 2017 issue of VTS Mobile World
– your IEEE Vehicular Technology Society newsletter. In this issue
you will read about recent activities in the development of 5G and
cellular vehicular communications as well as those of electric vehicles.
You will also see some of the newly uploaded contents to the VTS
Resource Center, plus much more. I look forward your feedback on how we
are doing and how we can better serve all VTS members in future. You
can contact me directly by email at a.jamalipour@ieee.org. Read More... |
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| Call for Nominations—VTS Distinguished Lecturers |
| Weihua Zhuang |
VTS Distinguished Lecturers Selection Committee Chair, Weihua Zhuang, is inviting nominations for 2017 additions to the list of experts from the Society. Read More... |
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| Chapter Profile—The IEEE UK and Ireland VTS Chapter |
| Oliver Holland, Chapter Chair |
For this issue, we are
delighted to present a report from one of our active chapters in northern
Europe, the UK and Ireland VTS Chapter. Did you know that you can propose to
establish a VTS chapter if there is none in your area if you have at least 12
VTS members? Chapters are one of the strong collaborative pillars of the IEEE
membership structure. Read More... |
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| From the IEEE VTS Resource Center |
| New Lectures from the 1st IEEE VTS Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Summer School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) |
VTS members can enjoy
for free the following two new webinars available at the VTS Resource Center.
You will need to sign in with your IEEE account to view the videos. Here you
may find two new webinars to enjoy. Read More... |
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| New Webinars on Wireless Communications and Smart Cities |
These two new webinars provide good coverage on important topics of channel
characteristics in highly mobile systems, as well as urban mobility features in
smart cities. Read More... |
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| Connected Vehicles |
| First Steps toward a Cellular V2X Standard |
| Elisabeth Uhlemann |
3GPP has developed functionality to provide enhancements of cellular standards specifically for
vehicular communications. It includes both direct communication and cellular
communications with networks. This article reviews some recent developments in
this area. Read More... |
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| Mobile Radio |
| Recent News on 5G Progress |
| Javier Gozálvez |
Strategy Analytics
estimates that 5G commercial handset sales will begin in 2020 and will exceed
300 million by 2025. The firm believes 7% of mobile will be 5G by 2025. Developed
markets in North America and Asia Pacific will lead the way for 5G services. Read More... |
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| Motor Vehicles |
| Now, Electric Vehicles are here to stay! |
| João Pedro F. Trovão |
A perspective on the adoption of EVs into the mainstream: they've been here for a while already. Read More... |
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| Conference Preview |
| WPNC'17: IEEE 14th Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communications |
| WPNC'17-Fall Organizing Committee |
WPNC'17 will be held 18–19
October 2017 in Bremen Germany. For over a decade this annual European event
has been providing an international platform for exchanging the latest research
results from both industry and academia in the areas of Positioning, Navigation
and Communication. Read More... |
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| Event Announcements |
| 2nd IEEE VTS Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Summer School @ WPI |
| SAVE THE DATE! The next edition of the IEEE
VTS Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Summer School @ WPI is coming, 18–19 May 2017! Read More... |
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| Wireless World Research Forum |
| Klaus David |
Fourth Annual 5G Huddle
2017: Laying the groundwork for widespread adoption Read More... |
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Editor-in-Chief
Abbas Jamalipour
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