Comments on: Telecom’s Tale of Job Cuts

By: Martin Varsavsky | Español

Martin Varsavsky | Español — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:32:51 +0000

¿25.000 despidos en la industria de las telecomunicaciones?…

Hoy GigaOM, el famoso blog de tecnología norteamericano, publica un artículo en el que se comenta la paradoja de que pese a la industria de las telecomunicaciones no para de crecer que muchos de sus actores están embarcados en una…

By: DanH

DanH — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:47:07 +0000

Most of the companies having to drastically reduce headcount are those that built up their work force to supply products and services to the owners of copper-based networks. As these companies get fiber installed closer to the customer, there aren't nearly as many people required to support the network.

Look at Verizon, as the FIoS program gets deployed, RIFs follow. They plan to be cash flow positive on FIoS in 2009 and I believe them. Visit a Verizon office in a city where the fiber to the premise network has been up and runnig for a while and the offices are like ghost towns.

By: alan p

alan p — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:03:27 +0000

Not exactly rocket science - 2 x 2 matrix?

Old style telecoms - reducing market
New Style (IP) Telecoms - ibcreasing merket
Mobile + (simple?) devices in new markets - growth market
Mobile + (complex?) devices in established markets - reducing market.

Reducing market = mergers, layoffs, declining ARPU, desperate search for new revenues Expanding market = market share grab pricing, high growth.

By: Katie Fehrenbacher

Katie Fehrenbacher — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:06:47 +0000

Thanks. Yep, let's include the carriers too.

By: Sandeep Sahai

Sandeep Sahai — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:04:57 +0000

Hi I would also like to add 5000 job cut by Sprint Nextel in this tally.