Telecommunication 4.0

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Past and Present

   • Zhengmao Li

   Pages 1-15

3. Telecommunication 4.0 Development Pursuit and Vision

   • Zhengmao Li

   Pages 17-26

4. The Main Contents and the Architecture of the Telecommunication 4.0

   • Zhengmao Li

   Pages 27-72

5. The Dawn of Telecommunication 4.0

   • Zhengmao Li

   Pages 73-89

6. Telecommunication 4.0 Opens New Mode, New Space and New Development of the Future

   • Zhengmao Li

   Pages 91-106

7. Telecommunication 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges

   • Zhengmao Li

   Pages 107-133

8. Back Matter

   Pages 135-145

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This book proposes for the first time the concept of communication 4.0, exploring its nature in detail, and offering predictions for the future development of the telecommunication industry. Based on an in-depth analysis of hierarchical communications requirements, it applies Maslow’s Model to telecommunication and illustrates the model’s five degrees.

• Telecommunications
• Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
• Software defined network (SDN)
• ICT convergence
• Software defined network

• China Mobile, Beijing, China

  Zhengmao Li

Born in Chengdu, China in 1962, Dr. Zhengmao Li is a professor and senior engineer, and is currently the vice president of China Mobile. He is former director of the National Key Laboratory at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, member of the Communication Technology Project panel in the China 863 Program, and one of the leadership teams for the 3rd Generation Mobile Communication Research Program organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the former Ministry of Information Industry. He also served as the deputy general manager of China Unicom, Board of Next Generation Mobile Network Alliance (NGMN), vice chairman of the China Information Technology Industry Federation, executive director of The Chinese Institute of Electronics, and a member of the Committee of Experts for China Next Generation Internet project. Further, he was vice president of the China Information Security Association, a member of the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) Leadership Committee, and executive director of the China Communication Institute. Dr. Li was awarded “Outstanding Contribution Doctor” by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and the State Education Committee; as well as the “Science & Technology Award for Chinese Youth” by the China Association for Science and Technology.

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