Network management and control with containerized router applications and multiple communication network modalities at the edge

A method for network management, the method comprising:

• configuring a first backhaul connection between a local edge network and a remote wide area network (WAN), the first backhaul connection implemented using a first communication modality of a plurality of communication modalities of a multiple-WAN (multi-WAN) network device included in the local edge network;
• configuring a second backhaul connection between the local edge network and the remote WAN, the second backhaul connection implemented using a second communication modality of the plurality of communication modalities of the multi-WAN network device, wherein the second communication modality is different from the first communication modality;
• obtaining, using a first containerized application running on the multi-WAN network device, one or more of telemetry information or monitoring information generated by a satellite internet constellation terminal included in the local edge network, wherein the telemetry information or monitoring information is obtained from the satellite internet constellation terminal over the local edge network;
• transmitting at least a portion of the telemetry information or monitoring information to a cloud management entity associated with the local edge network, wherein the at least a portion of the telemetry information or monitoring information is transmitted using one or more of the first backhaul connection or the second backhaul connection implemented by the multi-WAN network device;
• and
• implementing, by the multi-WAN network device, a network configuration adjustment for one or more of the first or second backhaul connection, the network configuration adjustment based at least in part on the telemetry information or monitoring information.