Verizon Wireless said the undisclosed number of job cuts are part of move from 20 offices to six
Verizon Communications is reportedly set to cut an undisclosed number of jobs in its wireless division as part of a regional restructuring program.
According to a Bloomberg Business...
TBR report finds vendors bolstering workforce to support analytics and IoT moves
Service vendors looking to expand their reach across analytics, the “Internet of Things” and digital platforms attributed to a 5.9% year-over-year increase during the second quarter in workforce additions across the information technology...
Struggling carrier announced plan to cut some $2.5 billion; doing away with trash cans in bid to go paperless
As Sprint works to reduce expenses to the tune of $2.5 billion, the fourth-ranked U.S. carrier told employees it's going to adjust the severance packages offered...
After working without a contract in place since Aug. 8, Communications Workers of America union employees reached a tentative agreement with AT&T related to wireline operations in the Southeast.
Announced Oct. 20, the pending contract also covers contracts for union members working for AT&T Billing...
1. Dell has agreed to buy EMC in what could be the biggest tech takeover in history. The size of the buyout will depend on the value of EMC's interest in VMWare, but Dell and EMC estimate that the deal will be worth $67...
RF Engineer demand driven by IoT and 5G. In this episode of Telecom Careers Insider, Jeff Mucci from RCR Wireless News takes an insider's view of the critical role an RF engineer plays in today's wireless and mobile world. Sponsors of this week's episode...
Citing an internal memo circulated this week, The Wall Street Journal reports Sprint, the U.S. carrier owned by Japan's SoftBank, is planning $2.5 billion in cost cuts over the next six months, which will include job reductions and a hiring freeze.
The report said the...
5 things to know today this Monday ...
1. The scramble for unlicensed spectrum is turning enemies into allies, as carriers team up to promote LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum band currently used by Wi-Fi. Today, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile US joined Qualcomm and...
Rosye Cloud, senior adviser of veteran employment for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, describes how veterans and employers can leverage the Veteran Affairs' GI Bill for the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program.
Veteran Affairs' GI Bill funds wireless workforce apprenticeships
The Veteran Affairs' GI Bill, when applied...
Comcast will take on the telcos, and AT&T will offer two versions of the new iPhones
1. Comcast says it wants the cable industry to come together to combat AT&T and Verizon Communications. Specifically, the company wants other cable players to support Comcast in its...
What are the top 3 trends in the wireless infrastructure service company sector? Check out this week's episode of Inside Telecom Careers featuring Martha DeGrasse, editor for RCR Wireless News, who recently published a report on wireless infrastructure service company trends.
https://youtu.be/c_YppMXLMOs
This "Wireless Infrastructure Service...
WASHINGTON – The Communication Workers of America are putting the screws to Verizon Communications in public comments as labor negotiations for some 39,000 employees drag on. CWA and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union members have been working without a contract since Aug. 1.
Having already...
Hetnets are heterogeneous networks, wireless networks that combine different technologies in order to maintain the user experience indoors or in crowded urban environments. Operators may use small cells, Wi-Fi and/or distributed antenna systems in combination with macro cells to keep users connected. In deploying...
Union says Verizon’s ‘greed knows no bounds’
WASHINGTON – Some 38,000 Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union employees have been working for Verizon Communications without a contract since Aug. 1; despite continued talks between the union and the company, there...
Cuts are part of ‘restructuring plan’ largely targeting Nokia ops
Microsoft on Friday confirmed it will close a Nokia handset product development office in Salo, Finland, effectively cutting 2,300 jobs, according to a report from Reuters.
Microsoft will not close two other Nokia operations in Finland,...
NYC, Stockholm, Ericsson and Data Scientist are featured in this week's episode of Inside Telecom Careers
This episode of Inside Telecom Careers is sponsored by Nexius: Accelerating Network and Business Transformation
RCR Wireless News has launched a series of programs, which profile the people, jobs, companies and...
Lenovo plans to cut 3,200 jobs
Less than a year after buying Motorola Mobility, China's Lenovo has said that it will cut 3,200 jobs on the heels of a steep drop in sales of Motorola phones. Lenovo said that most of the cuts will be...
Bargaining for AT&T Southeast employees continues following Aug. 8 contract expiration
Some 28,000 AT&T Southeast union employees, represented by the Communications Workers of America, have joined nearly 40,000 of their counterparts from Verizon in working without a collectively bargained employment agreement.
The AT&T Southeast worker contract...
Group of 20 members of the US House of Representatives ask parent Deutsche Telekom for answers
Following up on grievances aired by T-Mobile US union labor, a group of 20 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the CEO of parent company Deutsche...
Employees will continue to work as negotiations continue after Aug. 1 contract expiration
Despite the lingering threat of a work stoppage, some 38,000 unionized Verizon Communications employees did not move forward with a strike following the midnight, Aug. 1, expiration of their contract.
Verizon and representatives...
TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs
What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci, as they discuss and view a recent interview with Jonathan Adelstein, CEO for PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association.
While details...
In another sign that smartphone sales may be leveling off, Samsung said today that profits for its mobile device unit were down more than 37% versus last year. Samsung's profits have been falling for 5 quarters now, but this report is a clear indication...
Announcement of job cuts follows large-scale corporate restructuring in European markets
Global telecom company Vodafone Group this week announced it will cut around 1,300 jobs from its Spanish operation, which equates to around 22% of the company’s workforce in Spain.
The move comes following Vodafone’s $8...
Find out how much the CEOs of telecom lobbying groups like CTIA earn
WASHINGTON – The publicly released 2013 tax filings for some of the nation’s biggest telecom lobbying groups detail high-end executive salaries and impressive revenue.
Leading the pack was the National Cable & Telecommunications...
