Lyra Martin Tech 09.02.2022 06:Sep AM EDT

T-Mobile Confirms Another Round of Layoffs as Part of Restructuring Program After Sprint Acquisition

Subsequent to its extensive layoff that left thousands unemployed, T-Mobile is again conducting another round of workforce dismissal, particularly in its network and engineering sector.

T-Mobile Is Terminating Employees for the Third Time

After T-Mobile's merger with Sprint in 2020, the firm unemployed 5,000 of its employees as part of its restructuring initiative. However, subsequent to its recent dismissals in July, T-Mobile has reportedly confirmed another round of layoffs on Wednesday, August 24 (via CNET).

The current massive layoff affected several workers, including managers and executives from its network and engineering division. Without explicitly stating the number of positions lost or if there will be additional layoffs in the future, a business representative said that the workforce cut was a result of its ongoing organizational changes, according to The Verge.

A representative from the firm said, "These shifts are the outcome of opportunities we have identified to evolve our structure so we can best focus our resources in the places where customers need and want us to be."

T-Mobile executives promised after they acquired Sprint, they would concentrate on creating new, high-quality, and high-paying jobs and that the new T-Mobile would do so right away. It even claimed that in 2024 it would have a total of 11,000 workers. However, looking at the current cut-offs, it obviously seems like the opposite is happening.

A layoff plan that included numerous former Sprint employees was publicized by T-Mobile not long after the purchase. T-Mobile destroyed Sprint's LTE network and moved customers to its competition in order to exploit its PCS frequency to broadcast cellular signals from satellites. With savings of $200 million, the company has benefited from the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile.

T-Mobile Now Uses eSIM to Support Network Switching

In contrast to T-Mobile's decisions regarding its workforce systems, it has been working on several things to serve and acquire more customers.

The firm knows it is challenging to switch networks, and that cell phone service is the biggest concern when one switches. Before, network maps displayed a carrier's coverage zones, but occasionally it doesn't correspond to actual use, leaving consumers dissatisfied after switching.

However, T-Mobile has got this issue covered through EasySwitch (via XDA). It will enable several prospective customers, whether individual users, families, or businesses, to try T-Mobiles service. This can be done by downloading T-Mobile app on an eSIM-supported iOS or Android device, then joining the network using the firm's Network Pass, which will give three months of unlimited data.

It will provide a Network Scorecard that will allow the user to track the network's service while they are testing it. In the case a user decides to switch to T-Mobile, the service provider will cover up the hardware charges that a user owes to its present carrier.

If a user decides to switch, they will be given a Magenta Max plan, which includes free access to Apple TV Plus and Netflix, international communications, and many more benefits. More crucially, they will access T-Mobile Tuesdays, an occasion on which gifts and discounts are offered.

Testing and switching between carriers are made simple using eSIM. Most newly launched phones now support it, compelling carriers to use the technology. However, eSIM does not entirely resolve issues because switching will remain tough and expensive if users pay their phone monthly on their wireless bill.