“Driven by balance-sheet mechanics and consultants, service providers have been highly incentivised to outsource anything that could possibly be outsourced, and then some.”
Europe argues about whether Huawei might plant a backdoor. Huawei and its partners already run the mobile networks for over 100 million European subscribers. Billing went to third parties two decades ago, and the in-house expertise left with it. Nobody needs a backdoor when the front door is a managed service contract.