Apple has already reduced MNOs to 'big dumb pipes' [1]. Hard to see the motivation to take over a low-margin and mature business. Their motivation seems to be

Apple has already reduced MNOs to 'big dumb pipes' [1]. Hard to see the motivation to take over a low-margin and mature business. Their motivation seems to be to gradually reduce in size, and eventually eliminate SIM cards - presumably just to free up internal volume. But they've been successful in forcing MNOs to do that anyway. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_pipe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_pipe