Tower climbing does not need to be dangerous, with CellSite Solutions laying out a handful of tips tower climbers should always follow to minimize risk
Communications towers are a necessity in today’s connected world. However, there is a lot of work involved in getting these...
In a notice to investors sent out on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company will cut 1,850 jobs as the company rethinks its smartphone hardware business unit.
The move will results in $200 million in severance payments, which will be recorded as part...
Wells Fargo Securities slashes Verizon Q2 and full-year earnings forecasts due to labor strike, trims wireless growth on talk of slowing upgrades
Verizon Communications' ongoing labor woes look set to impact its financial results, with management’s acknowledgement of a slow down in broadband orders and...
Amidst significant operational change across the organization and thousands of job cuts, Sprint is boosting the reach of its in-house ad agency
Sprint’s latest move to garner greater relevancy and trim operating costs includes the bolstering of its in-house advertising agency, according to local reports.
The...
As part of a White House-led initiative called Joining Forces, telecom operators this week announced plans to hire tens of thousands of military veterans. The moves build on telecom companies previously committing to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2021.
Joining Forces was launched...
Certified OpenStack Administrator exam part of plans to bolster the cloud computing talent pool and global community
Connected to this week’s OpenStack Summit in Austin, Texas, the OpenStack Foundation announced availability of its Certified OpenStack Administrator exam, which is designed to validate skills for cloud...
Sprint posted strong Q1 results, but said it remains cautious on future growth, while job cuts across telecom space cause concern … 15 years ago this week
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Intel shifting from PCs to data center, cloud and IoT businesses
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich on Tuesday told employees a company-wide "restructuring initiative" will involve cutting some 12,000 jobs, 11% of the company's global workforce, by mid-2017 as part of a shift away from the PC...
Jerry Gallegos joins Sprint amid major cost-cutting, network improvement plans
As part of ongoing decentralization, Sprint has hired longtime former Cox Communications sales executive Jerry Gallegos as the new president of the West Area based in Phoenix, Arizona.
According to the company, Gallegos will be responsible...
Vodafone Americas lays out some tips for companies looking to manage flexible working conditions in a high-tech environment
We’re living – and working – in a world at odds. On one hand, workplaces are more flexible than ever, as new generations of workers demand a...
Once again Verizon workers are on strike. However, things are very different this time. The problem is a strike is like treating a cold or flu with a Kleenex. It treats the symptom but not the real problem. The real problem is something that...
Union alleges Verizon attorney hit two workers with his Porsche
The Verizon strike continued on Monday with nearly 40,000 union workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions protesting offshoring of jobs, travel assignments and other contract issues.
Wireless and wireline workers repped by the Communication Workers...
After 36,000 Verizon workers walked off the job Wednesday as part of a union strike, Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both got involved in the ongoing labor dispute.
Verizon employees represented by the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of...
After 10 months of negotiations for a new employment contract, some 36,000 Verizon unionized workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions walked off the job at 6 a.m. this morning making good on strike threats.
The employees involved work on both the wireless and wireline...
If a strike happens, Verizon says its ready
Some 39,000 unionized Verizon workers are threatening to strike beginning April 13 pending a negotiated employment contract materializing between now and then despite 10 months of negotiations getting us to this point.
Repped by the Communication Workers of...
Up to 15,000 Nokia employees could lose their jobs by 2018
A year after announcing plans to acquire Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Networks is looking to save $1 billion in costs in part by cutting up to 14% of its approximately 104,000-strong global workforce, according to reports.
Nokia and...
AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020
AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers as well as one of the global leaders in terms of its dedication towards virtualization....
Verizon recorded $39 billion profit over last three years, senators point out
Since August, some 39,000 unionized Verizon Communications employees represented by the Communication Workers Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have been working without a contract in an ongoing dispute.
Eight months into the...
The telecommunications workforce, as tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, saw a small decrease in its unemployment rate coupled with a decline in total number of employees.
In February, the telecom unemployment rate declined to 2.9% from 3.1% in January. Since January 2015,...
1 year ago this week, T-Mobile targeted the enterprise, while TracFone tapped into Verizon’s 3G network
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Dish said the job cuts are set for May as it struggles with customer defections
Dish Network is set to cut about 550 jobs as part of the closing of a customer service center in Alvin, Texas.
According to the Denver Post, the center is set...
IBMer: 'It's bad, it's really bad. It is a sad day for IBM.'
Reports began hitting the Internet this morning that IBM began a wave of firings that could impact one-third of its United States-based workforce.
Last month the company announced it was laying off its...
AT&T begin throttling unlimited data customers at 3 GB, Verizon closes call centers and Apple launches New iPad … 4 years ago this week
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As forecasted in a number of media reports, Yahoo this week announced the company would lay off 107 employees effective April 11, according to Business Insider.
In an earnings call earlier this month, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer indicated that overall job cuts could impact around 15%...
