This ETSI white paper outlines business cases and deployment options for Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) federation, addressing key considerations like multi-domain orchestration and operator collaboration to guide infrastructure owners in global deployments. To foster ecosystem growth, the document highlights the importance of engaging application developers through MEC Hackathons, which present technical challenges in automotive, mixed reality, and 5G federation use cases. The 2022 hackathon, a joint effort with the Linux Foundation Akraino project, offers an evolved MEC Sandbox and V2X API references to help developers build innovative edge solutions. Ultimately, the initiative aims to align infrastructure providers and developers to accelerate the adoption of MEC technology across vertical markets.
Keywords: MEC federation, multi-domain orchestration, edge ecosystem, MEC Hackathon, vertical use cases