The widespread use of mobile internet and smart applications has led to an explosive growth in mobile data traffic, which will continue due to the emerging need to connect people, machines, and applications in an ubiquitous manner through the mobile infrastructure. In achieving these expectations, operators and carriers are planning to improve the user experience and the overall network performance. However, the efficient and satisfactory operation of all these densely-deployed networks hinges on a suitable backhaul and fronthaul provisioning. The research community is working against an...