>I remember reading an article in a French newspaper about how carriers were "uncomfortable" with the eSIM because it severed "the last connection" between them

>I remember reading an article in a French newspaper about how carriers were "uncomfortable" with the eSIM because it severed "the last connection" between them and their customers. That's a very delicate euphemism for "eSIM makes it easier to switch networks, which would increase churn and eat into our margins".