Despite profits, the telco announces plan to close call centers
Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom recorded revenue of 3.02 billion francs ($306 million) in the fourth quarter of 2015, slightly down compared to 3.07 billion francs in the same period a year ago. The operator’s net...
AT&T executives mix includes de la Vega, Stankey and Lurie
AT&T’s ever-expanding wealth of services has resulted in yet another leadership shuffle for the telecom giant's U.S. mobile unit.
According to a report from CNet, Ralph de la Vega has been tapped to run AT&T’s mobile...
Sprint is reportedly laying off 2,500 people, while at the same time posting more than 1,300 job openings on its website. Sprint's website lists job openings for retail sales associates in Sprint-owned stores and in RadioShack stores, as well as openings for RF engineers,...
AT&T and Sprint slash jobs, while Samsung looks to CDMA for growth … 18 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time...
Shlomo Kramer, founder and CEO of Cato Networks, sees cloud platforms boosting security, options for enterprises
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
The...
Yahoo seems to be struggling as of late. Sprint customers are moving forward with a class action lawsuit against the company and there are reports Yahoo is looking to sell its Internet businesses. Now, reports suggest the struggle could trickle down to employees with...
AT&T cuts jobs, while AT&T Wireless adds; and CDMA set for expansion
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades,...
Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2015 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and IEEE agree; engineers will see zero to no growth in employment opportunities
In a recently published job outlook, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistic predicts electrical engineers and electronics engineers will see "little to no change" in employment outlook...
The Wall Street Journal reports Sprint CEO Claure spent up to $30M on consultants
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure shortly after being tapped to run the beleaguered wireless carrier reportedly spent up to $30 million on advice from consultants that was eventually ignored.
The Wall Street Journal,...
Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2015 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...
Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2015 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...
Connected car creates growth opportunity
The merger of NXP Semiconductors and Freescale has created the world's largest automotive chipmaker at a time when vehicular technology is taking on new dimensions and scale. Millions of lines of software code power today's vehicles, 90% of which are...
IEEE salary survey: communications technology engineers top survey with $150,000 median income; salary gender and ethnic gaps close
The IEEE salary survey ranked communications technology engineers as having the highest median pretax income of $150,000, while the overall median income for all IEEE-USA members surveyed was...
Telecom unemployment is 1.4%, the lowest point in 2015, down from ten-year high of 11.5% in August 2010
In this week's Telecom Careers Insider, RCR Wireless News takes a look at the following industry trends:
Telecom unemployment - By the numbers
Austin Technology Council quantifies tech funding...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, telecom industry unemployment was 1.4% in October
The latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released each month, indicate October marked the low point in 2015 (so far) of unemployment for the telecom workforce.
According to figures,...
Test and measurement leader Anritsu debuts certification programs for active, passive DAS
In-building wireless connectivity—be it from a small cell or distributed antenna systems (DASs)—is an essential mentioned by many consumers in the same breath as water and electricity.
In addition to the current red hot...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Sprint Nextel expands...
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...
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...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Sprint moves on...
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...
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...