In recent years, the IoT has emerged as the most promising technology in the key evolution of industry 4.0/industry 5.0, smart home automation (SHA), smart cities, energy savings and many other areas of wireless communication. There is a massively growing number of static and mobile IoT devices with a diversified range of speed and bandwidth, along with a growing demand for high data rates, which makes the network denser and more complicated. In this context, the next-generation communication technology, i.e., sixth generation (6G), is trying to build up the base to meet the imperative need of future network deployment. This article adopts the vision for 6G IoT systems and proposes an IoT-based real-time location monitoring system using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for underground communication applications. An application-based analysis of industrial positioning systems is also presented.

An accident during the transport of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) via a tanker vehicle leads to the leakage of a flammable substance, causing devastation. In such a situation, the appropriate action with the shortest possible delay can minimize subsequent losses. However, the decision-making mechanism remains unable to detect the occurrence of an accident and evaluate its extent within the critical time. This paper proposes an automatic framework for leakage detection and its consequence prediction during the external transportation of LPG using artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT). An AI model is developed to predict the probable consequences of the accident in terms of the diameter of risk contours. An IoT framework is proposed in which the developed AI model is deployed in the edge device to detect any leakage of gas during transportation, to predict its probable consequences, and to report it to the remotely located disaster management team for initiating appropriate action. A prototype of the proposed model is built and its performance is successfully tested. The proposed solution would significantly help to identify efficient disaster management techniques by allowing for quick leakage detection and the prediction of its probable consequences.

To support upcoming novel applications, fifth generation (5G) and beyond 5G (B5G) wireless networks are being propelled to deploy an ultra-dense network with an ultra-high spectral efficiency using the combination of heterogeneous network (HetNet) solutions and massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO). As the deployment of massive MIMO HetNet systems involves a high capital expenditure, network service providers need a precise performance analysis before investment. The performance of such networks is limited because of presence of inter-cell and inter-tier interferences. The conventional analytic approach to model the performance of such networks is not trivial, as the performance is a stochastic function of many network parameters. This paper proposes a machine learning (ML) approach to predict the network performance of a massive MIMO HetNet system considering a multi-cell scenario. This paper considers a two-tier network in which the base stations of each tier are equipped with massive MIMO systems working in a sub 6GHz band. The coverage probability (CP) and area spectral efficiency (ASE) are considered to be the network performance metrics that quantify the reliability and achievable rate in the network, respectively. Here, an ML model is inferred to predict the numerical values of the performance metrics for an arbitrary network configuration. In the process of practical deployments of future networks, the use of this model could be very valuable.

Due to the advancement in recent technologies and emergence of Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Home Automation (SHA) plays a vital role in today’s lifestyle. Many users are showing their keen interest to move towards this era of digital transformation in order to take the potential benefits of such intelligent and smart application. Traditional smart home systems have several limitations e.g. connectivity, coverage area, device dependability, platform supportability etc. which makes the system less sustainable. In this paper, the proposed technique introduces a novel scheme to operate the devices in an intelligent manner. The scheme implements a system named as “Speech Technology enabled Smart Home (STeSH)”, which supports voice assisted home automation with extreme security and range-free localization. The idea of the proposed technique is to integrate the power of IoT with classical home automation by using an advanced speech technology service. The entire processing of Speech Enabled Services (SES) is applied with this proposed technique and the detailed analysis is presented with proper experimental proof.