A wireless broadband network could be as close as writing a check, if Google opts to save Sprint and turn it into the GoogleNet. The fanciful suggestion by It's a point we've made several times previously: Google's phone ambitions are not as interesting as the network that will support them. Purchasing Sprint and winning the bid in the upcoming 700MHz wireless auction puts Google in the driver's seat, if it happens, since Sprint already has the physical bits of the network in place.
That would enable Google to do even more with Sprint's a bit of a mess right now, minus a CEO, minus its WiMax partner Clearwire, and worst of all, losing subscribers. Those conditions might contribute to making its bigger shareholders more receptive to a sale.Suggest a Correction
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