Paper–Mobile Clouds for Smart Cities Mobile Clouds for Smart Cities https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v13i01.6320 Yousef Ibrahim Daradkeh Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Aldawaser, KSA daradkehy@yahoo.ca Mujahed ALdhaifallah Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Aldawaser, KSA m.aldhaifallah@psau.edu.sa Dmitry Namiot Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia dnamiot@gmail.com Abstract—This paper is devoted to mobile cloud services in Smart City pro- jects. As per mobile cloud computing paradigm, the data processing and storage are moved from the mobile device to a cloud. In the same time, Smart City ser- vices typically contain a set of applications with data sharing options. Most of the services in Smart Cities are actually mashups combined data from several sources. This means that access to all available data is vital to the services. And the mobile cloud is vital because the mobile terminals are one of the main sources for data gathering. In our work, we discuss criteria for selecting mobile cloud services. Keywords—A Smart Cities; mobile cloud; grid services; NoSQL. 1 Introduction In this article, we would like to focus on selecting solutions for mobile cloud ser- vices in the smart city. We discuss criteria for selection and rationale for architectural decisions in the pilot project for a mobile operator in Moscow. As per [1], mobile cloud computing is a paradigm for mobile applications proposes the movement of the data processing and storage from the mobile device to some cen- tralized computing platforms. And this centralized platform should be cloud-based (in other words, located in clouds). These centralized applications are then accessed over the wireless connection based on a thin native client or web browser the mobile devic- es. So, it is an infrastructure where both the data storage and data processing happen outside of the mobile device. As per definition from British Standard Institute [2], Smart City is an effective inte- gration of physical, digital and human systems in the built environment to deliver a sustainable, prosperous and inclusive future for its citizens. 76 http://www.i-joe.org