Enabling Millimeter-Wave 5G Networks for Massive IoT Applications: A Closer Look at the Issues Impacting Millimeter-Waves in Consumer Devices Under the 5G Framework

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most promising technologies of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile broadband system. Data-driven wireless services of 5G systems require unprecedented capacity and availability. In this article, we introduce the potential issues of consumer devices under a unifying 5G framework. We provide a state-of-theart overview with an emphasis on the technical challenges of applying millimeter-wave (mm-wave) technology to support massive IoT applications. Our discussion highlights the challenges and solutions, particularly for communication/computation requirements in consumer devices under the mmwave 5G framework.