1. A method of operating and managing data and application services at an edge of a network, the method comprising: executing an application on an edge node, wherein the edge node provides services to mobile device end users on the edge of the network; identifying an operating context for executing the application on the edge node; and managing an operation and lifecycle of the application on the edge node in response to the identified operating context; wherein the identified operating context includes a spatiotemporal context of the mobile device end users; and wherein the spatiotemporal context includes anticipated spatiotemporal context of the mobile device end users, wherein the anticipated spatiotemporal context is derived from mobility patterns of mobile device end users.