Abstract
In society today, mobile communication and mobile computing have a significant role in every aspect of our lives, both personal and public communication. However, the growth in mobile computing usage can be enhanced by integrating mobile computing into cloud computing. This will result in emerging a new model called Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) that has recently attracted much attention in academic sector. In this work, the main challenges and issues related to MCC are outlined. We also present the recent work and countermeasure solutions that are proposed by researchers to counter the challenges and lastly, crucial open research and issues that direct future research are highlighted.