Vodafone Germany to shed 1,300 jobs
It is beginning to look like telecoms is falling into line with the tech sector when it comes to the axe-wielding.
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Ericsson confirms a global total of 8,500 job cuts
The full extent of Swedish kit vendor Ericsson’s cost-cutting haas been revealed, with a total of 8,500 roles to be made redundant globally.
Ericsson confirms 1,400 Swedish job cuts
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson plans to shed 1,400 staff in its home country as part of its broader cost-cutting drive, the company has confirmed.
TIM job cuts could ultimately save a fortune
TIM has reportedly reached agreement with workers unions that will enable it to shed as many as 1,200 jobs, a move that will help it to shave a significant sum from its domestic staffing costs.
Telefonica looks to shed over-50s in new redundancy plan
Telefonica is reportedly looking to lose around 3,000 staff from its payroll in Spain by offering a new redundancy plan to employees of a certain age and career longevity.
1,000 staff at risk as Sunrise UPC announces post-merger job cuts
Sunrise UPC is cutting staff as a result of its recent merger, despite initial talk of new opportunities.
Change is on the Telefónica horizon with towers and workforce restructure
Telefónica has announced plans to accelerate the strategy of monetizing its tower assets after getting the green light from the Board of Directors.
T-Mobile staff start getting twitchy over Sprint merger
A letter has emerged from T-Mobile Workers United, with the union asking Deutsche Telekom executives to confirm jobs will be safe following the merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint.
BT to close 90% of UK office locations
BT’s cost-efficiency strategy has managed to avoid the headlines in recent months, but today it has announced it will be shutting down 270 of its 300 office locations around the UK.
Telstra confirms 6000 jobs to be cut by the end of this year
Australian telco Telstra has announced steady progress for its T22 restructuring plan, allowing it to retire AUS$500 million of legacy IT equipment and bring forward 6,000 job cuts to 2019.
Trade union slams BT restructuring plans
Trade union Prospect has hit out at BT’s drawn out plans to cut 13,000 staff as part of a restructuring plans to cut £1.5 billion a year from the spreadsheets.
White House congratulates itself for catching AI bug
President Trump is set to sign several bills into law, each of which aims to stimulate US ambitions in future technologies and productivity.
Nordic winter hits hard as Ericsson loses exec and Nokia cuts more jobs
Swedish Ericsson and Finnish Nokia both announced they’re losing people as the endless winter nights take their toll.
The biggest stories of 2018 all in one place
2018 has been an incredibly business year for all of us, and it might be easy to forget a couple of the shifts, curves, U-turns and dead-ends.
Microsoft recognises AI might screw over some employees
Artificial intelligence has been hyped as the technology which will drive profits in the next era, though few in the technology want recognise how painful the technology will be for some segments of society.
DT moves to clarify T-Systems strategy
Following reports that Deutsche Telekom is cutting 10,000 jobs from its T-Systems division, the operator thought it was time to make an official statement.
T-Systems joins the job-slashing brigade with 10k cuts
Deutsche Telekom is the next telco to axe employees, with its T-Systems division set to reduce its headcount by as much as 10,000, almost a quarter of employees.
Cisco’s journey hits a bump in the road with weak outlook and more redundancies
US networking giant Cisco announced it is adding 1,100 further job losses and forecast a 5% revenue decline for the coming quarter.
ZTE starts the year with talk of redundancies
While the success of Chinese businesses has challenged the status quo in certain segments, ZTE’s latest development shows dominance from the East is far from a given.
Cisco to cut 5,500 jobs in order to refocus on IoT and the cloud
US networking gear giant Cisco has announced it will be cutting 5,500 jobs in order to reinvest the consequent savings on strategic growth areas like IoT, cloud, datacenters and collaboration.
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