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title: Technology and telecommunications: a panacea in the COVID-19 crisis
date: 2022-01-24
journal: Telecommun Syst
DOI: 10.1007/s11235-022-00880-8
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of paid and subscription-based services. Hence, it remains a win-win situation for the service providers and the users.

In response to the pandemic, the excessive use of the telecom and tech sectors is helping to accelerate digital transformation across the globe. The importance of data, cloud computing, cybersecurity, blockchain, IoT, AI, automation, and many other emerging technologies has never been felt before as it is now. The telecommunications sector, as the lifeblood of modern communications, would continue to play an instrumental role in keeping the world connected and thriving for all vertical technologies and industries. It is hoped that the post-COVID-19 world will be more digitally connected with more opportunities and prospects in all walks of life.

While recent times are certainly unprecedented and have caused turmoil, our editorial board members and reviewers deserve sincere gratitude and appreciation. They have been very active in performing their editorial and review tasks. Additionally, we cannot neglect to recognize and thank departing editorial board members who have dedicated their valuable time and effort to serving the journal during their tenure. Furthermore, some new associate editors have also joined us, who have demonstrated a great passion to continue their services with the same enthusiasm as their predecessors. The induction of new associate editors to the editorial board should help improve the quality of content published by the journal in a timely manner.

We are also deeply grateful to the editorial staff for providing extraordinary services to the contributing authors, reviewers, and editors. Furthermore, we would like to express our appreciation to Ms. Kanishkaa Sridhar for her dedication to the journal and smooth editorial process. Radika Devakumar, who has always worked tirelessly to publish the journal's contents on time, deserves a huge round of thanks. To assist in keeping our journal's website up-to-date, Ms. Ash Highfill has recently joined us as an editorial assistant. Mr. Matthew Amboy, a senior editor at Springer-Nature, is a valuable resource in our efforts to improve the journal's quality.

As we approach the new year, let's hope that the COVID-19 pandemic and its challenges can be overcome so that life can return to normal. We wish our readers, authors, reviewers, editorial staff, and editorial board members a happy, healthy, and productive new year! Muhammad Khurram Khan

Telecommunication Systems (Springer-Nature)

Saudi Arabia

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