IEEE Communications Magazine

As we enter March 2026, the communications field stands at a defining inflection point. Networks are no longer passive conduits for data. They are becoming perceptive, adaptive, and increasingly autonomous systems that sense the world, learn from data, and act with intent. Today's communication systems span an extraordinary continuum: from trillions of intelligent IoT devices embedded in our phys…

Identity is who we are, the way we think about ourselves, the way we are viewed by the world, and the characteristics that define us. Tradition is the handing down of the information, beliefs, and customs that define our identity from one generation to another. History, the systematic study of how our identity and traditions have evolved through events and evidence from the past, helps us satisfy…

As the Internet of Things (IoT) systems continue to evolve toward higher levels of intelligence, autonomy, and adaptability, the boundary between communication, sensing, computation, and control is becoming increasingly blurred. This transition requires us to rethink some fundamental issues, ranging from ethical design, energy sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, spectrum efficiency, etc. The…

Medellín, the second-most-important city in Colombia and a district of Science, Technology, and Innovation, welcomed the IEEE ComSoc School Series 2025 Event from March 17 to 21. In this city, the IEEE ComSoc Colombia Chapter and the Universidad de Antioquia organized an activity that brought together 30 students from different institutions in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

Optical communication networks are evolving into intelligent unified platforms through dynamic and autonomous management of transport, control, and computing resources. They are being designed to natively support AI, edge computing, and advanced wireless technologies, including millimeterwave, terahertz, and optical wireless, while satisfying the stringent requirements of capacity, latency, resil…

Welcome to the March 2026 issue of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Communications series of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Magazine. As 5G systems evolve and 6G networks approach, artificial intelligence (AI) is shifting from enhancement to foundation, shaping how networks are designed, operated, and secured. This issue assembles nine …

The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) plays a central role in advancing communications and networking technologies by delivering high-quality technical information, educational opportunities, and professional services to a global community of researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders. ComSoc's conferences and publications are widely regarded as among the most respected and influential i…

The Board of Governors (BoG) of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) is the Society's highest governing and decision-making body. It is entrusted with defining ComSoc's strategic direction, policies, and overall management, and it holds the primary fiduciary responsibility for the Society. Acting on behalf of the global membership, the BoG establishes ComSoc's vision, mission, and long-term s…

The IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (LATINCOM) is the region's premier conference for advances in communications and networking. The 2025 edition was the 17th LATINCOM and marked the second time the event was hosted in Guatemala. Sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), the conference brought together researchers, industry professionals, and students to present cutt…

The IEEE Communications Magazine Series on Network Soft-warization and Management represents a timely source of indepth, cutting-edge articles on state-of-the-art technologies and solutions related to two fields that are highly relevant for today's Communication Networks and their evolution. On the one hand, Network Softwarization advocates for architectures where software and programmability asp…

Large Language Models (LLMs) exhibit advanced cognitive and decision-making capabilities, positioning them as a pivotal technology for 6G networks. However, applying LLMs to the communication domain faces three major challenges: 1) Inadequate communication data; 2) Restricted input modalities; and 3) Difficulty in knowledge retrieval. To overcome these issues, we propose CommGPT, a multimodal fou…

Interactive applications have experienced significant growth in recent years. The rapid development of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks (LSNs) providing global coverage has ushered in a new era of remote interactive applications. Yet, the dynamic nature of LSNs often mismatch the requirements of interactive video streaming for high bandwidth and low latency. Motivated by the recent advanc…

Emerging Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks, represented by Starlink, have developed a rapidly growing user base and increasing network traffic. Accurate and reliable satellite traffic prediction is essential for optimizing network performance and resource management. However, the high-speed motion of satellites and the uneven geographic distribution of users pose significant challenges to …

The ubiquitous computing resources in 6G networks provide ideal environments for the fusion of large language models (LLMs) and intelligent services through the agent framework. With auxiliary modules and planning cores, LLM-enabled agents can autonomously plan and take actions to deal with diverse environment semantics and user intentions. However, the limited resources of individual network dev…

Large Language Models (LLMs) have significantly advanced communications fields, such as Telecom Q&A, mathematical modeling, and optimization solving. However, LLMs encounter an inherent issue known as hallucination, i.e., generating fact-conflicting or irrelevant content. This problem critically undermines the applicability of LLMs in communication systems yet has not been systematically explored…

The Fifth-Generation (5G) network offers higher network capacity and edge processing, while the transition to Sixth-Generation (6G) will further enhance these capabilities adding support for more advanced devices. To address these emerging challenges in future telecommunication industry, the ETSI Fifth Generation Fixed Network (F5G) group is actively working to enhance the F5G-A architecture capa…

The rise of autonomous mobility has increased the demand for efficient energy management in Connected and Automated Electric Vehicles (CAEVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Traditional plug-in charging is often impractical due to fixed locations and operational downtime, driving interest in wireless solutions such as laser beaming and magnetic resonance charging. This article explores Deep …

Radio Frequency (RF) sensing is an emerging technology paradigm to utilize electromagnetic signals scattered off objects or subjects for sensing. The technology repurposes existing wireless communication networks for imaging and computer vision applications, namely ambient human sensing. For communication systems (i.e., cellular, Wi-Fi), this results in a ubiquitous sensing infrastructure, able t…