The role of small cells, coordinated multipoint, and massive MIMO in 5G

By V. Jungnickel, K. Manolakis, W. Zirwas, B. Panzner, V. Braun, Moritz Lossow, M. Sternad, Rikke Apelfrojd, T. Svensson. IEEE Communications Magazine, 2014

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