SoftBank reportedly wants to merge Sprint with T-Mobile

CNBC is reporting that SoftBank is willing to sell off its shares in order to get both Sprint and T-Mobile to merge. If it ends up happening, Deutsche Telekom would end up owning both Sprint and T-Mobile and that could result in even more competition against AT&T and Verizon Wireless.

 

[MrMojorissin]

Would that merger cause technical issues if it did go through? I don't think sprint uses the same GSM as T Mobile.

 

[mikedt]

Would that merger cause technical issues if it did go through? I don't think sprint uses the same GSM as T Mobile.

Sprint is a CDMA/EVDO network, not GSM. However many phones do have both modes, in addition to 4G LTE.