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Cisco (CSCO) is clearly in the process of transforming its business, and the changes are prompting the networking giant to shift its workforce. CEO John Chambers says that in order to “rebalance” its employee base Cisco will lay off 4,000 …

According to Wireless Estimator, there have been seven tower climber fatalities in 2013 compared to only one loss in 2012. Mobile operators (i.e. AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile US) are under pressure to complete deployment of LTE networks. This pressure has …

If chips are the brains inside mobile devices, the software embedded in those chips is like neurons firing faster than thought. “The chip is managed by software,” said Jonathan Langley, who directs IT sales and recruiting at telecom talent search …

LinkedIn (LNKD) is working to boost its mobile traffic in general, and its job search traffic in particular. Today the company announced new features for its iOS and Android apps that will let users search for jobs, company pages and …

With over 5,000 qualified tower climber resumes, Towercrews.net will connect employers with mobile, wireless, wind, and utility tower climber professionals and crews. AUSTIN, Texas (May 2, 2013) — RCR Wireless News announced today the launch of Towercrews.net,  a tower industry jobs …

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular unveiled a new trial test drive program for customers allowing them to check coverage in areas where they actually travel before signing up for service. The offering is currently being tested in Knoxville, Tenn.; Medford, …

Software is becoming a key differentiator for mobile devices and networks, and companies throughout the wireless ecosystem are competing for software talent. Carriers, device manufacturers, chip makers, and test and measurement companies all need software engineers, as do communications and …

Brazil’s information and communications technology companies are facing a shortage of skilled labor. As RCR Wireless News reported previously, in January alone there were about 1,000 open ICT positions in the country. The telecommunications market is also heating up, boosted by …

Google will lay off another 1,200 Motorola Mobility employees, or 10% of the company’s remaining workforce. The cuts will impact workers in the United States, China and India. They are in addition to the 4,000 cuts announced last August after …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the …

T-Mobile USA is reportedly set for a round of job cuts ahead of its planned acquisition of MetroPCS, with more than 100 jobs expected to be slashed beginning today. The Seattle Times is reporting that the cuts are likely to …

With less than three months to go until graduation, many college students are hard at work fine tuning their resumes and scheduling job interviews. And companies from across the mobile ecosystem are busy recruiting. “We hire a lot of people …

As the world’s largest chipmaker shifts its product line to win more business from mobile device makers, it is also shifting leadership at the top. The latest word on Intel’s search for a new CEO is a report that the …

Several Brazilian companies have chosen to invest in employee training to deal with the lack of technically skilled job applicants. This strategy has also been used to reduce employee turnover, another serious concern for information and communications technology (ICT) companies. …

VMware is shifting skill sets by cutting some jobs and adding others. The company also says it wants to make more acquisitions.

Dish Networks (DISH) plans to close 300 more Blockbuster stores and could lay off as many as 3,000 people, according to the Wall Street Journal. The satellite tv service provider acquired Blockbuster’s U.S. business out of bankruptcy in 2010, and …

Brazil has a huge shortage of information and communications technology (ICT) professionals. There are many reasons for the shortage including: universities graduating fewer people than enterprises need; professionals migrating from the telecom industry to the construction sector when it was …

With a week to go before announcing its fourth quarter financial results, AT&T told government regulators that it plans to record a $10 billion, pre-tax, non-cash charge for the quarter related to pension and post-employment benefit plans. In a Securities …

The Brazilian telecommunications market is heating up, boosted by data consumption growth and the start of LTE implementation, and it is having a direct effect on the labor market. More professionals are needed. However, like the shortage in the IT …

Nokia (NOK) detailed today what it says will be the last of the 10,000 job cuts announced last June. The latest cuts affect 300 workers in the company’s IT division. Nokia will also transfer up to 820 employees to HCL …

Brazilian information technology companies have an ongoing problem: how to fill vacant professional IT positions that remain open year after year. Essentially, the country’s universities and technical schools are graduating fewer professionals than the market requires. And the information and …

Editor’s Note: With 2012 nearly over, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the top 100 stories from the past 12 months. The stories are in chronological order beginning with Jan. 1. The first part of the list ran …