The fifth generation (5G) wireless systems have been begun to be widely deployed over the world in recent years. As the 5G technology will not be able to meet the demands of the huge data traffic growth from massively interconnected devices that is forecasted for future years, the attention of the research community is shifting toward what will be the next innovations in wireless communication architectures and technologies for beyond 5G. The topic of beyond 5G wireless communication technologies has gained much momentum in the industry and the research community very recently. In this issue of IEEE Wireless Communications, we are pleased to present two Special Issues to bring together researchers, industry practitioners, and individuals working on the related areas to address some of these technical challenges for 5G and beyond wireless communication technologies. The Special Issue on “6G: The Paradigm for Future Wireless Communications” includes a collection of nine articles presented by Guest Editors S. Mumtaz, C. Jiang, A. Tölli, A. Al-Dulaimi, M. Butt, H. M. Asif, and I. Ashraf; the other Special Issue, on “Smart, Optimal, and Explainable Orchestration of Network Slices in 5G and Beyond Networks,” includes a collection of five articles presented by Guest Editors Z. M. Fadlullah, M. M. Fouda, K. Rabie, and R. Li. Thanks to the two Guest Editor teams who did an excellent job in editing these two Special Issues for our readers. Please stay tuned for new developments in the research area of beyond 5G wireless communication technologies, and read the editorials and the articles in the Special Issues.

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超越 5G 无线通信技术

近年来，第五代（5G）无线系统已开始在全球范围内广泛部署。由于 5G 技术将无法满足未来几年预测的来自大规模互连设备的巨大数据流量增长的需求，研究界的注意力正在转向无线通信架构和技术的下一个创新超过5G。超越 5G 无线通信技术的话题最近在行业和研究界获得了很大的动力。在本期 IEEE 无线通信中，我们很高兴推出两期特刊，将研究人员、行业从业者、以及从事相关领域工作的个人，以应对 5G 及其他无线通信技术面临的一些技术挑战。“6G：未来无线通信的范式”特刊包括由客座编辑 S. Mumtaz、C.jiang、A. Tölli、A. Al-Dulaimi、M. Butt、HM Asif 和一、阿什拉夫；另一期特刊关于“5G 及其他网络中网络切片的智能、优化和可解释的编排”，包括由客座编辑 ZM Fadlullah、MM Fouda、K. Rabie 和 R. Li 发表的五篇文章的集合。感谢两个客座编辑团队，他们在为我们的读者编辑这两个特刊方面做得非常出色。敬请关注超越5G无线通信技术研究领域的新进展，