Special Section on Emerging Communication Technologies in Conjunction with Main Topics of ICETC 2024

The International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Communications (ICETC) has been held annually since 2020 as a flagship event. The fifth conference, ICETC 2024, took place in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Japan, from November 25th to 27th, 2024. ICETC 2024 brought together leading researchers, practitioners, and academics from around the world to share their latest findings and discuss emerging trends in the field of communication technologies. Following a rigorous peer-review process, a number of outstanding contributions were selected and invited for this special issue. These papers have undergone substantial revisions and extensions to meet the standards and scope of IEICE Transactions on Communications.