A cloudlet-based approach to tackle network challenges in mobile cloud applications

Advancement in mobile broadband communication enables to effectively communicate anywhere at any time. More specifically, for people who live in rural areas of developing countries it is the best means to communicate with the rest of the world. This has prodigious potential of enabling new opportunities in their live. The appearance of cloud computing, the recent improvements in communication networks, and the mobile phone market penetration allow a large number of users to access remote computing systems using their mobile devices.