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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026)

Published: June 1, 2026

Pages: 17-24

Review Article

Towards Intelligent and Connected Urban Mobility: 5G and The Internet of Vehicles

Ali Fadhil 1 Ali Abed 2 Alaa Al-Ibadi 2
1 Department of Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
2 Department of Mechatronics Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
History
  • Received: October 23, 2025
  • Revised: November 21, 2025
  • Accepted: December 3, 2025
  • Available Online: June 1, 2026
DOI

https://doi.org/10.33971/ijmrai.2.1.3

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, particularly the Internet of Vehicles (IoV), have transformed transportation, enabling safer, more efficient, and intelligent mobility solutions. As mobile data and devices increase, cellular networks can support vehicular communication features for safety and non-safety purposes. This paper examines IoV integration with 5G communication technology in a smart city. With varying levels of vehicles numbers.5G efficiently supports internet vehicle communications with slicing technology offering a practical solution for IoV services. This research includes the description of the Internet of Vehicles with 5G system components. Covering the 5G with IoV in the smart cities framework for the development industry. Provide the simulation result for the IoV-5G proposed system. The results show that 5G-IoV outperforms IoV and LTE in every measured parameter, delivering up to 32% greater channel gain rate, about 65–70% lower network latency, and roughly 20–25% higher network transfer rate. The study examines and summarizes our simulation platform's performance. The analysis will be implemented by SUMO, Simu5G in the OMNeT++ simulation program.

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