Chapter 1

Mobile Computing

Abstract Mobile computing is computation within a mobile device. This chapter traces the evolution, architecture, and different generations of the mobile network. Different operating systems used in mobile devices are discussed. Various applications of mobile computing are described, along with several challenges in this area.
Key Words: mobile computing, Mobile network, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, mobility.

1.1 Introduction to Mobile Computing

Mobile communication is the process of executing computations on a mobile device and transmission of data to and from one or more devices [1]. It is the technique of getting connected and ...

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