Sonus Networks, which cut 60 jobs in March, has cut another 93 positions, bringing its total of layoffs this year to 243. The Westford, Massachusetts company, which makes Internet network hardware and software, has been shedding jobs in recent months as part of restructuring. Sonus Networks is a technology and telecommunications equipment company, and a provider of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Motorola is laying off 74 workers from its mobile phone division, based in Libertyville, Illinois. The layoffs will be completed by the end of July. The firm laid off 3,000 people in the mobile group earlier this year, 500 of them in Libertyville. Motorola is an American, multinational, Fortune 100 telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It is [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Tellabs will cut 150 jobs, or 5% of its work force of 3,230. The firm saw lower first-quarter results, despite a rise in data product sales. Headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, Tellabs designs and manufactures telecommunications equipment for service providers. Over one third of the world’s wireless calls travel via networks owned by Tellabs customers such as T-Mobile [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 3, 2009
CenturyTel has merged with Embarq, and an undisclosed number of jobs will be eliminated before the end of 2009. The new firm is called CenturyLink, and employs 20,000 employees in 33 states. It will be headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. CenturyTel purchased Embarq for $11.6 billion. Fewer than 30 jobs will be cut in July, but further, larger [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 2, 2009
Atlanta’s Cox Communications held a job fair in Rancho Santa Margarita, California this week, with 750 applicants applying for 60 positions. The jobs pay up to $50,000 a year. Cox Communications is a privately-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest cable TV provider in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 25, 2009
Louisville, Kentucky’s Lightyear Network Solutions is expanding, creating 148 jobs. The firm is considering expanding its wireless service, creating new jobs with an annual payroll of $4.3 million. The state will give Lightyear $2.8 million in state tax incentives. Lightyear itself will spend $6.3 million. Lightyear Network Solutions LLC is a telecommunications company that sells long-distance and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 11, 2009
Alameda, California-based UTStarcom will cut 2,300 positions worldwide, or more than 50% of its global work force, by the end of its fiscal year. Last month the company reported Q1 losses of $67.4 million. The firm saw a profit in Q1 2008. UTStarcom will outsource its manufacturing operations, and cut research & development spending. UTStarcom is a Fortune [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Research in Motion, developer of the BlackBerry smart phone, will expand its Alpharetta, Georgia operations, creating 200 jobs. The high-tech jobs will pay an average of $70,000. Founded in 1984, Waterloo, Ontario’s Research In Motion Limited is a Canadian wireless device company, best known as the developer of the BlackBerry smart phone. Share This Story:
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 20, 2009
US Cellular is adding 100 customer service positions at its 400-person facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The jobs are full time with benefits, including paid training. Chicago-based United States Cellular, aka US Cellular, owns and operates the fifth largest wireless telecommunications network in the US. It serves 6.1 million customers in 126 markets in 26 states. It was [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Helsinki’s Nokia, the world’s largest cellphone manufacturer, will cut a further 490 jobs globally, in addition to the 1,700 announced in March. The Finnish firm will cut 170 jobs in logistics and production management & support, and will offer a voluntary resignation package for up to 320 employees working at its Salo plant in Finland. Nokia has [...]
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