The small cell market, depending on how it is defined, covers a wide range of technologies: small cellular sites, distributed antenna systems, and Wi-Fi. That range means a broad set of skills is increasingly being sought, even as companies are trying to push down...
2,200 positions cut in Sweden, now 71 cuts in Ireland
After announcing plans to cut 2,200 jobs in Sweden earlier this month, networking/software company Ericsson last week told staff at its Dublin facility that 71 more cuts would impact its local workforce.
Ericsson has about 1,500...
NLRB ruling does not find direct T-Mobile US infringement, but carrier dinged for broad interpretation
T-Mobile US had its labor practices dinged by the National Labor Relations Board, which found that wording in an employee handbook might prevent workers from organizing or discussing work-related problems.
The...
AUSTIN, Texas – SparkFun Electronics, which makes open-source equipment aimed at developers, had reps on hand at South by Southwest to showcase products and take part in various workshops and panel discussions.
Director of Marketing Jessica McDonald stopped by the RCR Wireless News studio to discuss...
Ericsson said today that 2,200 jobs in Sweden are subject to notice. The Swedish wireless equipment giant currently employs roughly 115,000 professionals worldwide, with 17,580 employees in Sweden. Today's announcement means that one of every eight Ericsson jobs in Sweden is subject to being cut.
The company...
Charge comes as 5 execs top $10M in 2014 compensation
AT&T said it plans to take a $130 million charge during the first quarter tied to nearly 3,000 employees electing to retire by March 31. The company also reported that five of its top executives...
If you’re interested in making a good living, you may want to consider a career in technology. More specifically, think about becoming a software engineer.
According to the 25 Best Jobs in America 2015, a survey conducted by career, community and employment website Glassdoor, the...
Vodafone plan to include 16 weeks of fully paid leave
Telecommunications giant Vodafone Group said by the end of this year it plans to implement a mandatory minimum global maternity policy across the organization that will include at least 16 weeks of fully paid maternity...
Freescale, the Texas chipmaker that was once part of Motorola, has agreed to be acquired by NXP Semiconductors, which was once part of Philips N.V. The cash and stock deal values Freescale at roughly $16.7 billion (including debt) based on NXP's closing stock price...
It's only Wednesday, but this has already been a big week for Don Doty and Patrick Moore. Within just two days the partners marked a milestone in their work to promote climber safety, announced the sale of another company and celebrated a lifetime achievement...
Brightstar adds to workforce, names new CEO
Wireless device distribution giant Brightstar, now majority-owned by Softbank, lost its leader when Marcelo Claure took the CEO job at Sprint. Now Brightstar has named a new CEO: Jaymin Patel is a 47-year-old leader from outside the company...
iBwave certification is becoming table stakes for RF engineers and technicians who want to work on in-building networks. The software was first developed as a way to integrate the various tools used to design and manage distributed antenna systems. Now it has evolved into...
Unemployment rate in telecommunications sector is a low 3.1%
The telecommunications subsector lost some 400 employees from December to January, according to the most recent tracking figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Feb. 6.
The telecommunications subsector covers people working in telephony, voice...
Nokia, Apple, AT&T and others reported earnings in excess of quarterly projections. In fact, holiday season sales of Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus propelled the company to the biggest quarterly profit – $18 billion – ever recorded by a public company.
Nokia’s Networks unit...
Undisclosed number of cuts reported across various IBM locations
Computing and technology giant IBM is reportedly cutting jobs across the organization, although the exact number appears to be in question.
An initial report from Forbes indicated the cuts could impact more than 100,000 jobs, or about...
Companies from Google to Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are looking for qualified candidates to fill content delivery jobs, ranging from sales to network, software and information technology positions.
RCR explored this ecosystem of content delivery in a recent special report, and surveyed open positions across...
In this edition of “Gigs”, RCRtv gives you an inside look at what it is like to be a trainee at Silicon Labs.
Max Palumbo, a field applications engineer trainee, explains what the interview and training processes are like and offers insight about the profession...
The growth of in-building network deployments is creating exciting new opportunities for women in wireless, and the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum is ready. The networking group, an affiliate of wireless infrastructure trade association PCIA, creates networking opportunities for women in wireless, but welcomes both...
AOptix uses lasers for wireless communications
Michael Klayko, former CEO of Brocade Communications Systems, was tapped as new CEO of California-based AOptix Technologies.
AOptix uses laser radio technology to support high-capacity wireless data transport.
“AOptix’s highly differentiated product offerings have positioned the company to revolutionize the wireless...
With just a simple search of job boards and postings, you can see that product test engineers are in high demand.
In this edition of "Gigs", RCRtv takes a look at a day in the life of a product test engineer at Silicon Labs and...
In this edition of “Digs”, RCRtv got a look inside the AT&T IoT "Internet of Things" Foundry in Plano, Texas.
The Plano foundry is one of five locations that AT&T has set up around the world.
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Foundry director, Craig Lee says the building was a “tired...
With the changing landscape of the wireless industry, job descriptions don't often stay the same for long. RCRtv is looking into different jobs throughout the industry to see what the hot jobs are and what it is like to do them.
With this installment of...
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile US rumored to have pulled Softcard support
Mobile payment platform Softcard looks to be experiencing some operational challenges, as reports claim the m-payment consortium has laid off up to 30% of its staff.
According to Re/code, Softcard has let 60 employees go as...
Former Sprint executive joins PCIA to help with workforce training
Wireless industry trade association PCIA said that former Sprint executive John Harrison will take on the newly created role of senior adviser. Harrison will join Phil Larsen, director of training and education at PCIA, in...
