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AT&T ratifies new worker contracts with CWA union

The new contracts with the CWA cover nine U.S. states and 23,000 AT&T employees AT&T has ratified two separate agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in Southeast and West unions more than two months after facing accusations of unfair labor practices. The new contracts cover...

Intel’s Caroline Chan elected TIP president

Chan has been on the board at TIP since 2017, making her its longest-serving member The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has elected Caroline Chan, VP in the Network and Edge Group at Intel Corporation and current TIP board member, as its president. Chan has been...

Samsung to cut overseas workforce by up to 30% in some units

Samsung is reportedly cutting 15% of its sales and marketing and 30% of its admin staff at its overseas subsidiaries Several inside sources shared with Reuters this week that Samsung Electronics is cutting 15% of its sales and marketing and 30% of its administrative staff at its...

Telia to axe 3,000 jobs by December

Telia said that the cuts will reduce its group operating costs by $252 million Telia has joined the growing ranks of tech and telecom companies shedding workers as part of a revised business strategy focused on cutting costs and improving efficiency. The Swedish operator is...

Negotiations continue in Southeast AT&T union strike

On August 16th, the Communications Workers of America accused AT&T of unfair labor practices, kicking off a widespread strike The latest from the scene of a week-long AT&T union worker strike in the Southeast reveals that thousands of workers remain picketing out on the streets,...

Intel sells stake in Arm Holdings as restructuring continues

Intel previously held 1.18 million shares in Arm A recent SEC filing shows that Intel sold its stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings in Q2. The news comes amid the massive job cuts taking place at the company, signaling a larger shakeup within the...

Cisco to lay off thousands as AI ambitions rise

Cisco is cutting thousands of more jobs as it shifts focus to growing business segments like cybersecurity and AI In a second round of layoffs, Cisco is cutting thousands of jobs as it shifts focus to growing business segments like cybersecurity and AI. Early reports indicate the...

Intel disappoints in Q2, reports a $1.6 billion loss and layoffs

Intel revealed plans to reduce its headcount by more than 15% Intel reported a $1.6 billion loss in Q2 Thursday, resulting in its shares sliding as much as 20%. As part of its statement detailing the disappointing results, the company outlined plans to reduce...

Editorial Report: Can we really bridge the digital divide without workforce investment?

The significant funding allocated to broadband deployment through various U.S. legislative efforts will play a crucial role in overcoming the primary obstacle to bridging the digital divide: the high infrastructure costs that have led to delayed or absent ROI. However, another challenge has emerged:...

Vodafone Spain plans 1,200 job cuts following acquisition by Zegona

Vodafone Spain blamed the job cuts on economic, production and organizational hardships Vodafone Spain, now owned by Zegona Communications as of a month ago, has announced job cuts totaling up to 1,198, claiming doing so will guarantee the company’s competitiveness. The company said further in a...

Investing in workforce development (Reader Forum)

The unprecedented governmental investment in infrastructure to provide universal and reliable connectivity for all is hampered by a looming labor shortage. Training the workforce of the future can help us bridge the great divide, but the growing demand for skilled workers requires a collective...

‘It’s all about speed’—Georgia-Pacific on gen AI at the industrial edge

Like virtually every other large global enterprise, paper product manufacturer and distributor Georgia-Pacific is working to leverage generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) for workforce productivity gains. While the current focus is “all about speed these days,” according to Vice President of Innovation Michael Carroll,...

‘Throwing spaghetti at the wall’ — How can telecom attract a new workforce?

'The industry could use a great PR company,' said NB+C’s Vice President of Human Capital Maybe it’s because it’s a small industry, or because it’s an “in-the-family” kind of industry, or because it’s not, let’s face it, a particularly sexy one — or maybe...

A shrinking and aging workforce — The problem facing broadband in the US

The FBA predicts that 205,000 fiber optic technicians will be needed across the country over the next five years Last June, the Biden administration announced how it will allocate the $42.5 billion in federal funding for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to U.S. states...

Telco veteran joins AST SpaceMobile board

Johan Wibergh will also serve as chair of the network planning and spectrum committee at AST SpaceMobile Former Vodafone Group CTO Johan Wibergh will join the board of directors at AST SpaceMobile, as the satellite company deepens its telco relationships in pursuit of expanding its space-based...

GSMA director general Granryd to step down in 2025

Granryd will remain with the GSMA as a special advisor to the board for the remainder of the year. Mats Granryd, director general at the GSMA, is leaving his post after Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025, ending a nearly decade-long tenure. He first assumed the...

Telstra to cut 2,800 job amid enterprise business decline

Revenue from its enterprise unit dropped 2.3% in the second half of 2023, said Telstra Australian telco Telstra will axe as many as 2,800 workers as part of the "reset" of its enterprise fixed business, the company's second-largest division that accounts for 30% of revenue....

Cisco, IBM, Intel, others launch AI upskilling consortium

The AI consortium is built from the United States-European Union Trade and Technology Council’s Talent for Growth Task Force Technology powerhouses including Cisco Systems, IBM, Accenture, Microsoft, Google and Intel have formed a new group called the AI-Enabled Information and Communication Technology Workforce Consortium to help...

Vodafone Germany to axe 2,000 jobs

The proposed cuts represent 13% of the Vodafone workforce in Germany This week Vodafone Germany revealed plans to cut and relocate approximately 2,000 jobs over the next two years in a $434 million cost-saving effort. The carrier has roughly 15,000 employees in Germany, which means...

Ericsson to layoff 1,200 in Sweden

Additional cost saving measures include a reduction of consultants, streamlining of processes and reduced facilities, said Ericsson In anticipation of a challenging mobile market 2024, Ericsson has announced plans to cut its workforce in Sweden by 1,200. In a statement, the company explained that the...

Broadcom plans to cut nearly 1,300 VMware jobs

Broadcom will reportedly cut 1,267 employees at VMware’s Palo Alto office Broadcom will reportedly cut employees at VMware’s Palo Alto office, following the completion of the $61 billion acquisition of the software player company, which finally closed last month after facing various regulatory hurdles. According...

Dish Network to cut 500 jobs in Colorado, following weak Q3

Dish CEO Erik Carlson has also officially exited the company Dish Network will lay off more than 500 employees in Colorado by the end of the week, telling Forbes the decision was the result of “changing business demands on some teams." The news comes shortly...

Digitizing Telecom and Elevating People With Subbu Meiyappan of ECSite

The mission at ECSite is to empower the workforce, break data silos, and embrace the future of technology in telecom. In this episode, we sit down with the visionary Subbu Meiyappan, the CEO and Founder of ECSite, to explore the world of digitizing the...

Nokia plans to axe 14,000 jobs after soft Q3

Nokia reported a 20% drop in third-quarter sales due to plummeting 5G equipment demand This week, Nokia revealed plans to cut 14,000 jobs — about 16% of its workforce — worldwide as part of broader cost reduction efforts, stemming from a poor third quarter. Specifically, Nokia...