On the 11th, news broke on the Internet that Google might acquire the renowned U.S. carrier Sprint Nextel. Previously, Nextel had also been acquired by Sprint, and after the acquisition of Nextel was completed, Sprint became the third largest carrier in the U.S. Perhaps Google is preparing for its line of mobile phone products. On the 5th of this month, the "Open Handset Alliance," composed of leading technology and wireless companies from various fields, jointly announced the development of the first truly open and complete Android platform designed specifically for mobile devices. Companies such as Google, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, HTC, Motorola, and others have come together through the "Open Handset Alliance" to combine efforts from different countries' technological and mobile industry leaders to develop the Android platform.
Previously, Google had already purchased the 700MHz network frequency band, so the rumor of acquiring Sprint Nextel makes some sense. Sprint Nextel is also a member of the Open Handset Alliance. Prior to this, Google and Sprint Nextel had reached an agreement to jointly promote the development of WiMAX, which has now successfully become one of the 3G standards. This may indicate that Google's mobile products will fully support the WiMAX platform.