For quite some time now rumors have been swirling around about a possible merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. Just over the weekend this rumor has resurfaced after months of no mention. It is still inconclusive if there is truth to the supposed merger. However, as of the weekend some sources reported that Deutsche Telekom, the owners of T-Mobile were looking into acquiring Sprint.
While other carriers have announced that they will be going with LTE, Sprint is currently the only carrier offering 4G by utilizing WiMax technology. WiMax would allow customers to access cable broadband-like speeds wirelessly. The rollout is expected to reach 100 metropolitan areas and 100 million people by the end of 2009.
If this were to happen it might take awhile to work out the kinks or a favorable plan for both carriers and customers, since Sprint is CDMA and T-Mobile is GSM.This merger although minimizes options for the consumer might give Sprint and T-Mobile the competitve edge it may need to rival At&t and Verizon .
Neither Sprint nor T-Mobile have confirmed this rumor. Lets stay put and see what happens in the coming months.
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66% of the U.S. market is controlled by Verizon and AT&T so this would not be bad to combine networks
66% of the U.S. market is controlled by Verizon and AT&T so this would not be bad to combine networks
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