Where is the lore connection to Battlefield 2142?

Title says it all.  Where is it?  I see literally nothing about this game that connects to BF2142.  Even Battlefield 4 Final Stand DLC had all kinds of BF2142 connections:  hover tanks, rail gun sniper rifle, launch pods, and even a Titan in the hangar on Hangar 21.  This is something DICE could lean heavily into post-launch and really turn this game around:

1. It gives BF2042 a much more real connection to the rest of the main line games.
2. There's all sorts of gadgets and weapons we could see early versions of in BF2042.  This game needs more items, so why not lean towards established lore?
3. New gadgets and weapons could be assigned to specialist classes.  Some new Assault gear for Sundance/Dozer/Mackay, new Engineer gear for Irish and Boris, new Recon gear for Paik/Rao/Casper, and new Support gear for Falck and Angel.  This could refine them into actual class roles and help teamwork tremendously.
4. New vehicle types like the hover tank and maybe even an early version of the walker.
5. And of course the crown jewel...Titan mode returns!  Battlefield 2142 Titan Tutorial - YouTube

This is my biggest beef with the game at the moment.  I've made my peace with most other things.   Well that and the fact the 128 player maps need more flags.  As it stands 30-40% of the maps are unused and the action gets way too congested.  There's an entire ice shelf below E flag on Breakaway that is completely unused for instance.

What do you guys think?