Alcatel-Lucent could cut 15-20,000 jobs -report
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Telecommunications gear maker  Alcatel-Lucent  could cut more than 20 percent of its  world-wide staff, L'Expansion weekly said on Tuesday on its  Website, citing industry sources.
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Stock futures pointed to a lower market  open on Thursday as the technology sector remains under  pressure after Alcatel-Lucent  slashed its revenue  outlook.
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Electronic Data Systems Corp., the world&#39;s second-largest seller of computer services, may cut as many as 20,000 jobs to help save $3 billion within the next three years, Chief Executive Officer Michael Jordan said.
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Sprint Nextel Corp  reported  deeper than expected subscriber losses on Friday and said it  would cut about 4,000 jobs, raising fears of a slowdown in the  U.S. wireless industry, and its stock dropped nearly 25  percent.
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Labor unions at Alcatel-Lucent, the telecommunications equipment maker, agreed to job-reduction plans in France, ending protests that included disruption of the companyâs shareholder meeting in June.
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Alcatel-Lucent  gave a weak outlook for 2008 and scrapped its dividend after posting a net loss of 3.5 billion euros ($5.12 billion) for its first year as a merged entity.
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Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest cellular phone company, plans to cut about 10 percent of its work force, or 7,000 jobs.
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There was pain for Alcatel (NYSE:ALA)-Lucent shareholders as the Franco-American company issued its third outlook warning this year on Thursday.
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Cingular Wireless will cut about 7,000  jobs, or 10 percent of its work force, to cut costs as it  integrates recently purchased AT&T Wireless, the company said  on Tuesday.
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Alcatel-Lucent cut its revenue forecast for the year on Thursday, underscoring the challenges the newly merged company faces in a highly competitive communications equipment industry.
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Newly merged telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent has reported a slump in underlying profits last year and ramped up planned job cuts to 12,500 or 15.6 percent of its global workforce.
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US telecoms giant AT& T has announced that it plans to cut its workforce by 20% this year, axing a further 7,000 jobs.
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Sprint Nextel Corp  reported deeper than expected subscriber losses on Friday and said it would cut about 4,000 jobs, raising fears of a slowdown in the U.S. wireless industry, and its stock dropped nearly 25 percent.
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Electronic Data Systems plans to cut 15,000 to 20,000 jobs over the next two years, as the struggling technology services giant tries to slash costs and regain its footing.
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Alcatel-Lucent reported higher sales but a net loss for the fourth quarter due to a big writedown in its CDMA (code division multiple access) and IP (Internet protocol) multimedia services businesses.The company said revenue rose 18 percent to &#8364;5.2 billion on the back of strong performance at several of its major business units. But despite the stronger sales the company saw its net profit plunge into the red to the tune of &#8364;2.6 billion. This was largely due to the &#8364;2.5 billion writedown.Its wireline and wireless carrier business was strong and revenues were &#8364;3.7 billion in the quarter against &#8364;3.2 billion during the same period a year earlier. The company benefited from strong growth in carrier-type optical networking, and the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) sectors. Broadband access revenue fell on the back of a decline in the number of DSL lines delivered.Revenues were up 27 percent in the services business to &#8364;1 billion after the company won large network operations contracts and worked on IPTV and IP network integration projects. Its enterprise business segment saw revenues of &#8364;435 million, up about 4 percent, thanks to strong momentum in Europe and Asia.The report came with bad news for investors. The company suspended its dividend payment for 2007 &quot;in the light of these results and or a more uncertain market outlook,&quot; it said.&quot;We just thought very plainly that it was good financial discipline looking at both our net income in &#39;07 and the very tough macroeconomic environment,&quot; said Hubert de Pesquidoux, chief financial officer, on a conference call.CEO Patricia Russo warned that the company doesn&#39;t have a positive short-term outlook, particularly with a looming recession in the U.S. given Alcatel-Lucent&#39;s dependance on business there.&quot;There is a level of uncertainty ... that leaves a lot unknown,&quot; Russo said.Despite interest in IP networking and 3G broadband services, growth over the next year is likely to be flat or just slightly up, Russo said. Taking into account currency differences, the market will likely be down, she said.Some customers are also pursuing network-sharing arrangements, which could affect how much those companies spend on their own infrastructure, she said.Russo defended the&#160;2006 merger of Alcatel and Lucent&#160;and said the company is still trying to reduce costs. So far, about 6,700 employees have been let go in&#160;a restructuring plan&#160;that will shed a total of 12,500 employees, she said.
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Alcatel-Lucent  on Friday said it would cut some 12,500 jobs over three years as it reported a dip into net loss for the fourth quarter and forecast a drop in first-quarter revenues.
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Cingular Wireless LLC, the nation's largest cell phone company, will cut about 10 percent of its 68,000 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months as it combines operations with the recently acquired AT&T Wireless, Cingular's chief executive said Tuesday.