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Innovations in Next-Generation Communication and Optical Networks

A special issue of Communications & Networks Connect (3105-1421)

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2025 Published Articles: 0 Submit your Article Share


Special Issue Editors

Anand Singh

Guest Editor


Special Issue Information

This special issue aims to showcase cutting-edge advancements in the design, development, and deployment of next-generation communication systems and optical networking technologies. With the rapid evolution of data-intensive applications, cloud computing, 5G/6G wireless systems, and IoT ecosystems, there is an urgent need for high-speed, low-latency, energy-efficient, and scalable communication infrastructures.

Topics of interest

The issue will cover a range of topics, including, but not limited to:

  • Advanced optical fiber communication systems and photonic technologies
  • 5G/6G communication networks and their integration with optical backbones
  • Machine learning and AI-driven network management and optimization
  • Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) in optical networks
  • Optical access, metro, and core network architectures
  • Ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC) systems
  • Terahertz and visible light communication technologies
  • Quantum communication and optical encryption
  • Green and sustainable network designs
  • Integration of optical networks with IoT, edge, and cloud computing
Target Audience

This issue invites original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and visionary perspectives that explore novel architectures, algorithms, protocols, and applications driving the future of high-performance communication and optical networks.

Benefits of submitting by the deadline
  • No article processing charges
  • Complimentary language editing

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