  With the commencement of the 5G of wireless networks, researchers around the
globe have started paying their attention to the imminent challenges that may
emerge in the beyond 5G (B5G) era. Various revolutionary technologies and
innovative services are offered in 5G networks, which, along with many
principal advantages, are anticipated to bring a boom in the number of
connected wireless devices and the types of use-cases that may cause the
scarcity of network resources. These challenges partly emerged with the advent
of massive machine-type communications (mMTC) services, require extensive
research innovations to sustain the evolution towards enhanced-mMTC (e-mMTC)
with the scalable network cost in 6\textsuperscript{th} generation (6G)
wireless networks. Towards delivering the anticipated massive connectivity
requirements with optimal energy and spectral efficiency besides low hardware
cost, this paper presents an enabling framework for 6G networks, which utilizes
two emerging technologies, namely, non-coherent communications and backscatter
communications (BsC). Recognizing the coherence between these technologies for
their joint potential of delivering e-mMTC services in the B5G era, a
comprehensive review of their state-of-the-art is conducted. The joint scope of
non-coherent and BsC with other emerging 6G technologies is also identified,
where the reviewed technologies include unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs)-assisted communications, visible light communications (VLC),
quantum-assisted communications, reconfigurable large intelligent surfaces
(RLIS), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), and machine learning-aided
intelligent networks. Subsequently, the scope of these enabling technologies
for different device types, service types, and optimization parameters is
analyzed...
