iPhone fans rejoice, for the iPhone 5 is no longer a mystery.

According to a leaked memo from the internal management of Sprint that was  originally leaked on Mashable.com earlier today, Sprint has posted a mandatory black out week for all employees, hinting very closely to the iPhone 5 release.

In August 2011, it was rumored that Apple had made an arrangement with Sprint to distribute their next phone with iOS 5.

Does this leaked message confirm the iPhone 5 release?

According to the International Business Times the Droid Bionic and Samsung Galaxy S 2 have already been launched and dubbed as “major” phone releases for this month. So does this point and confirm to the iPhone 5? I think yes.

Here is the official memo from Sprint internal management obtained from Sprintfeed:

“Due to the possibility of a major phone launch in October we are blacking out September 30th through October 15th.” In other words, batten down the hatches. No Sprint employee is leaving the store in the first two weeks of October. Something big is coming down the pike. ”

Additionally, just last Friday Sprint announced their new unlimited data plans for smartphones. Coincidental business decision or a hint and plan for the very near future?

Many sources are predicting the iPhone 5 release to be on October 7, 2011. If this is so, save your money now folks and/or buy new cellular plans to get your hands on the likely the biggest phone launch in history (every year right?).

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