Prospect Of Communication Research Articles

A Survey on Nongeostationary Satellite Systems: The Communication Perspective

The next phase of satellite technology is being characterized by a new evolution in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites, which conveys exciting new communication capabilities to provide non-terrestrial connectivity solutions and to support a wide range of digital technologies from various industries. NGSO communication systems are known for a number of key features such as lower propagation delay, smaller size, and lower signal losses in comparison to the conventional geostationary orbit (GSO) satellites, which can potentially enable latency-critical applications to be provided through satellites. NGSO promises a substantial boost in communication speed and energy efficiency, and thus, tackling the main inhibiting factors of commercializing GSO satellites for broader utilization. The promised improvements of NGSO systems have motivated this paper to provide a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art NGSO research focusing on the communication prospects, including physical layer and radio access technologies along with the networking aspects and the overall system features and architectures. Beyond this, there are still many NGSO deployment challenges to be addressed to ensure seamless integration not only with GSO systems but also with terrestrial networks. These unprecedented challenges are also discussed in this paper, including coexistence with GSO systems in terms of spectrum access and regulatory issues, satellite constellation and architecture designs, resource management problems, and user equipment requirements. Finally, we outline a set of innovative research directions and new opportunities for future NGSO research.

Modernization of libraries of higher education institutions of Ukraine

The purpose of the article is to present the theoretical characteristics of the main aspects of higher education libraries, the essence and role of free educational libraries in the higher education system, the process of designing library information resource "Single Library Space" as a variant of library modernization in higher education and science. the purpose and role of the resource, its structural construction are determined. The research methodology is based on the textual method in determining the origin of library institutions and the current state of development of libraries of higher education institutions; method of analysis / synthesis in the study of theoretical foundations, functions and structure of higher school libraries, in the study of automation of library processes; designing the concept of the Unified Library Space, its structure and principles of functioning; method of concretization of structural construction of the created resource "Single library space". The scientific novelty of the work is the creation of the concept of library and information resource of the university "Unified Library Space" on the basis of Internet technologies, which contributes to the modernization of the library system, education and science of Ukraine. Conclusions. Characterizing the state of modernization of processes in the activities of libraries of higher education institutions of Ukraine, we determined that today there is an active transition to automated systems of library processes. However, modernization is determined not only by the introduction of computer information systems, but also by the transformation of understanding of the library, reforming its structure and improving the quality of staff education. The essence of the Unified Library Space in the system of higher education institutions is expressed in the transformation of the classical understanding of the electronic library. This resource is aimed at the interaction of libraries of higher education in Ukraine and the unification of common efforts to form a single universal fund with the prospect of communication. Keywords: free economic education libraries, higher education, modernization of libraries, automated library information systems, social networks.

Ambivalence in the “New Positivism” for the Philosophy of Communication: The Problem of Communication and Communicating Subjects

The philosophy of communication in the United States grew out of a reaction to positivist approaches to communication research, which had managed to render processes of communication anonymous through the eradication of the epistemological subject. Although the pursuits varied among founding proponents of a “philosophy of communication” within the International Communication Association, the concepts nevertheless displayed partisanship for conceptualizations of communication that included communicating subjects. After the early responses to positivism, however, a “new positivism” emerged that challenged that vision. Linked to postmodernist developments in other fields, it joined the old positivist skepticism that subtracted epistemological subjects from knowledge by suggesting a path that would subtract “communicating subjects” and even “communication” from the work of the “philosophy of communication.” Most recently, the new positivism has produced ambivalence over the prospects for communication with communicating subjects. In this essay the author concludes that this ambivalence signals a reconsideration of postmodern influences on the philosophy of communication, as well as the return of communication with communicating subjects.

Human Evolution in the Age of the Intelligent Machine

A systems analysis of the future evolution of man can be conducted by analyzing the biological material of the galaxy into three subsystems: man, intelligent machines, and intelligent extraterrestrial organisms. A binomial interpretation is applied to this system wherein each of the subsystems is assigned a designation of success or failure. For man the two alternatives are, respectively, 'decline' or 'flourish', for machine they are 'become intelligent' or 'stay dumb', while for extraterrestrial intelligence the dichotomy is that of 'existence' or 'nonexistence'. The choices for each of three subsystems yield a total of eight possible states for the system. The relative lack of integration between brain components makes man a weak evolutionary contestant compared to machines. It is judged that machines should become dominant on earth within 100 years, probably by means of continuing development of existing man-machine systems. Advanced forms of extraterrestrial intelligence may exist but are too difficult to observe. The prospects for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence are reviewed.