Sprint is the second largest CDMA carrier in the US. Just like the CDMA iPhone 4 hit Verison, it is said that iPhone 5 is likely to be offerd by Sprint. On 24 Aug. 2011, according to the reports from oversea media, Piper Jaffray, a analyst from US Investment Bank, reports that Sprint will increase the sales volume by 6 Million, from 111 million to 117 million.

It reported that Sprint will offer the iPhone 5 in this October, bringing the mobile to the third largest US carrier. Also the iPhone 5 will hit AT&T and Verizon at the same October date. This is according to the Journal's sources, "people familiar with the matter," who have usually turned out reliable information in the past.

The Journal notes that the mid-October launch points to a later-than-expected launch for the iPhone 5, which was expected to debut in September. If the sources are correct, and if Apple follows its prior pattern, it's likely the iPhone 5 will be announced sometime in September with the hardware hitting the market around 30 days later.

Sprint is the second largest CDMA carrier in the US, and rumors about the iPhone coming to that network have abounded since even before the CDMA-model iPhone 4 hit Verizon. If the iPhone 5 does indeed make it to Sprint, T-Mobile will be the last major wireless carrier to not offer Apple's handsets.