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Information Sharing and Communications with Mobile Cloud Technology: Applications and Challenges

Information Sharing and Communications with Mobile Cloud Technology: Applications and Challenges

Shantanu Pal
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522502562|ISBN10: 1522502564|EISBN13: 9781522502579
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0256-2.ch003
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Pal, Shantanu. "Information Sharing and Communications with Mobile Cloud Technology: Applications and Challenges." Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings, edited by Laura Briz-Ponce, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 53-71. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0256-2.ch003

APA

Pal, S. (2016). Information Sharing and Communications with Mobile Cloud Technology: Applications and Challenges. In L. Briz-Ponce, J. Juanes-Méndez, & F. García-Peñalvo (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings (pp. 53-71). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0256-2.ch003

Chicago

Pal, Shantanu. "Information Sharing and Communications with Mobile Cloud Technology: Applications and Challenges." In Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings, edited by Laura Briz-Ponce, Juan Antonio Juanes-Méndez, and Francisco José García-Peñalvo, 53-71. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0256-2.ch003

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Abstract

The use of mobile devices (e.g., smartphones, tablet computers, and PDAs) has steadily increased in recent years. At the same time the cloud-based applications have greatly enhanced the computing capabilities to these mobile devices. Therefore, the emergence of mobile-cloud technology is promising for offloading computations to the cloud. In this chapter we explore the state-of-the-art research in mobile-cloud technology and discuss the integration of the mobile devices and cloud-based applications. We begin by describing the mobile-cloud architecture and its functional components. Next, we explore the applications (e.g., education, healthcare, disaster management, etc.) and related challenges (e.g., bandwidth utilization, latency, connectivity, etc.) with the mobile-cloud technology. Finally, we outline the issues associated to these applications that need to be improved upon for delivering a more scalable and resource-enhanced mobile-cloud technology to the users.

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