Mobile Cloud Computing: The Future of Cloud

The term “Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC)”, which combines mobile and cloud computing, has gained popularity in the IT sector and become a hot topic of conversation. MCC has completely changed how mobile users use services while on the go around the world. Only a few years ago, mobile handsets were merely tools for making voice calls; today, they are smart gadgets that let users access value-added services whenever and wherever they want. As MCC is still in its infancy, it is essential to gain a complete understanding of the technology in order to identify the course of future research. With the latter objective in mind, this paper provides an overview of the history and guiding principles of MCC, as well as its traits, benefits, uses, and emerging research trends. The history of MCC is briefly described, starting with mobile computing and ending with cloud computing. The rest of the paper examines the difficulties of mobile cloud computing, provides an overview of various related research efforts, and identifies possible future research topics.