Fascinating Papers: “Is the PHY Layer Dead?”

For the last few months the IEEE Communications Society top-10 downloaded papers list has included a broad paper based on a conference panel discussion: “Is the PHY Layer Dead?” by Mischa Dohler et al. This paper makes for a fascinating read; many of the issues highlighted in it, such as lack of connections between industry and academia, apply as much to the whole communications networking field as to the PHY layer.