As one of the most programmatic web application trends, Web 2.0 has recently opened the 2nd golden age of the World Wide Web (WWW); thus wielding great influence on various industries. The effect of Web 2.0 is not confined to the wired Internet industry; in fact, it has dramatically spread to the mobile industry. In this paper, based on their definition of Mobile Web, the authors will discuss various related issues. First, the background and main characteristics of Mobile Web will be discussed. The core technologies related to Mobile Web will then be investigated. Such exploratory effort of discussing Mobile 2.0 is expected to provide a good overview of the current Mobile 2.0 trend and lead to further research on the area.

The advancement of high-speed mobile telecommunications technology and handset technology is providing the momentum for the new mobile environment as it goes beyond 3G to 3.5G and 4G. Despite such hardware advancement, however, the software provided in the mobile environment is not that different from that of 2G. Under such condition, the next-generation mobile data service represented by Mobile Web 2.0 is recognized as the new growth engine for the mobile industry. Therefore, this paper seeks to observe the “Mobile Web 2.0” trend for the next-generation Mobile Web environment. Specifically, the concept and key technology trend of “Mobile Web 2.0” and future direction of key Mobile Web 2.0 will be discussed.

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