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After working without a contract in place since Aug. 8, Communications Workers of America union employees reached a tentative agreement with AT&T related to wireline operations in the Southeast. Announced …

1. Dell has agreed to buy EMC in what could be the biggest tech takeover in history. The size of the buyout will depend on the value of EMC’s interest …

RF Engineer demand driven by IoT and 5G.  In this episode of Telecom Careers Insider, Jeff Mucci from RCR Wireless News takes an insider’s view of the critical role an …

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 …

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 …

Rosye Cloud, senior adviser of veteran employment for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, describes how veterans and employers can leverage the Veteran Affairs’ GI Bill for the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program. …

Comcast will take on the telcos, and AT&T will offer two versions of the new iPhones 1. Comcast says it wants the cable industry to come together to combat AT&T …

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, …

WASHINGTON – The Communication Workers of America are putting the screws to Verizon Communications in public comments as labor negotiations for some 39,000 employees drag on. CWA and International Brotherhood of …

Hetnets are heterogeneous networks, wireless networks that combine different technologies in order to maintain the user experience indoors or in crowded urban environments. Operators may use small cells, Wi-Fi and/or …

Union says Verizon’s ‘greed knows no bounds’ WASHINGTON – Some 38,000 Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union employees have been working for Verizon Communications without …

Cuts are part of ‘restructuring plan’ largely targeting Nokia ops Microsoft on Friday confirmed it will close a Nokia handset product development office in Salo, Finland, effectively cutting 2,300 jobs, …

NYC, Stockholm, Ericsson and Data Scientist are featured in this week’s episode of Inside Telecom Careers This episode of Inside Telecom Careers is sponsored by Nexius: Accelerating Network and Business Transformation …

Lenovo plans to cut 3,200 jobs Less than a year after buying Motorola Mobility, China’s Lenovo has said that it will cut 3,200 jobs on the heels of a steep …

Bargaining for AT&T Southeast employees continues following Aug. 8 contract expiration Some 28,000 AT&T Southeast union employees, represented by the Communications Workers of America, have joined nearly 40,000 of their …

Group of 20 members of the US House of Representatives ask parent Deutsche Telekom for answers Following up on grievances aired by T-Mobile US union labor, a group of 20 …

Employees will continue to work as negotiations continue after Aug. 1 contract expiration Despite the lingering threat of a work stoppage, some 38,000 unionized Verizon Communications employees did not move …

TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci, as they discuss and view …

In another sign that smartphone sales may be leveling off, Samsung said today that profits for its mobile device unit were down more than 37% versus last year. Samsung’s profits …

Announcement of job cuts follows large-scale corporate restructuring in European markets Global telecom company Vodafone Group this week announced it will cut around 1,300 jobs from its Spanish operation, which …

Find out how much the CEOs of telecom lobbying groups like CTIA earn WASHINGTON – The publicly released 2013 tax filings for some of the nation’s biggest telecom lobbying groups …

CWA claims 86% of workers approve Verizon strike The Communications Workers of America over the weekend reported 86% of Verizon Communication employees represented by the labor group voted to authorize …

WASHINGTON – Continuing to prepare for a potential strike, Verizon Communications has been distributing an app to its non-union employees that will allow them to document bad behavior by union …

Verizon lists 9 currently available jobs with diverse requirements Verizon Communications might not seem like the most worker-friendly place for at least some employees, but the telecommunications giant remains one of …

Labor negotiations for 38,000 union employees ongoing; Verizon has prepped for potential strike Contract talks for some 38,000 unionized Verizon employees are not going well, according to dispatches from Communication …