If the global proxy object is set by customer and none of HTTPS_PROXY, HTTP_PROXY, NO_PROXY are set on the Subscription, OLM will set those env vars on the Operator Deployment and ensure the Deployment on the cluster matches the desired settings. Then the Operator must pass this down to the Operands in whatever manner. Typically just setting the env vars on the Pods, but your software might expect a config file or something like that.