Tier 1 telcos have struggled to ignite much enthusiasm for the mobile edge network, despite the obvious potential for applications that require ultra-low latency or that generate huge amounts of data most economically stored and processed locally. One problem is that most of the proposed applications have not been deployed yet, making the mobile edge look like a solution chasing a problem that may not exist, or that at any rate has not yet become pressing. Vodafone is one of the most active operators with a mobile edge program. It has been unfolding over the last few years through various partnerships and initiatives, with AWS Wavelength playing a crucial role as the source of edge compute, and storage capabilities inside…