As ATCLL scaled up its edge‑based infrastructure and onboarded external partners, several issues emerged:
- Distributed edge footprint – Hundreds of diverse nodes installed across city infrastructure (e.g., lamp posts, wall boxes)
- Complex service deployment – Docker‑based services for camera/object detection and vehicular communications required frequent updates
- Partner access control – Multiple external teams needed role‑based access to specific edge nodes and services
- Manual deployment overhead – Each new node demanded manual configuration, risking delays and misconfiguration
- Security & consistency – Ensuring secure, uniform deployments throughout a shared, distributed network was critical