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> Who can say the ESP32 Wifi module doesn't have a hardware or software backdoor hidden in it?

That is why Huawei gear is not allowed in US telcos.

No. Huawei gear is not allowed in US telcos because American telco kit suppliers lobbied for such a ban.

American crusade against Huawei happened the same year Huawei broke the record for most phones sold, surpassing Apple.