The rumor mill and the blogosphere are abuzz with talk of a few different things coming Sprints way. First and probably the biggest and most unrealistic rumor is that T-mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom is considering buying the struggling American carrier. Sources are saying the deal would make it the biggest carrier in the USA. It would also make it the carrier with the most acronyms seeing as how Tmo uses GSM, Sprint uses CDMA and Nextel is kicking and screaming with it's iDEN network. For the uninitiated, none of those work with each other. Lot of good that will do...and with Tmo finally starting to roll out its 3G network, things just get messier and messier.
The other rumor, the one that actually seems like it might (and should happen we might add) happen is that Sprint is considering spinning off or selling outright, Nextel communications. Ridding Sprint of the baggage that is Nextel could be step one in the 12 step program in bringing back what was once a competitive and cutting edge carrier. As it stands now, with Sprint bleeding customers, the FCC and spectrum issues (Nextel) and its stock being downgraded, getting rid of excess baggage and being bought up doesn't seem like a bad idea at all.
Somethings gotta happen Sprint...and we don't think WiMax is the answer...
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