The idea of forming a super MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) was floated for the first time a week ago.

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The difference between this rumored deal with Sprint and that of a normal MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) would be the possible integration of cellphones with VOIP service, something that the traditional phone companies are scared to death of, but integrates perfectly with the current VOIP ambitions of the cable companies.

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The firm is the 25th mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) signed by EE.

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The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) does not own any infrastructure, but buys airtime, data, and services in bulk from physical networks, and then packages these up for their users.

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For more than a year, company execs have been discussing becoming a "mobile virtual network operator, " or MVNO, a model under which a company skips the expensive process of building a national phone network, instead signing on with an existing provider and rebranding its service.

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