Has SNE Failed?

As of this writing, the PSN is undergoing drastic maintenance
worldwide, is this because Anonymous have struck again, or is
something more internal?...

Ever since PSN switched from SCE Inc. to SNE Inc. (at least in the
U.S., it has...), the quality of connecting to PSN has dropped
drastically, leading up to this current maintenance.

I believe Sony has failed to pick the new hands to leave PSN to that
are capable enough. I believe it's a huge mistake on Sony's part,
that needs to be rectified ASAP!