Sprint Nextel spin-off Embarq will launch MVNO
By Evan Blass 
posted Mar 24th 2006 8:00AM
posted Mar 24th 2006 8:00AM
Prepare yourself for yet another strangely-named
wireless carrier to join the ranks of Verizon, Cingular, and Amp'd when Sprint Nextel local phone service spin-off
Embarq becomes an MVNO later this year. Embarq, which will complete its separation from Sprint in the second quarter of
the year, plans to offer dual-mode handsets that can seamlessly transfer between WiFi and cellular networks. The
company's plans, which will pit it against similar WAN/WLAN hopping services from T-Mobile and Lucent, were
announced by future CEO Dan Hesse at the TelecomNext conference in Las Vegas.[Via TechDirt]
