Ericsson closes Genoa Business Area Networks unit, cutting 131 jobs
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What we know
Location: Genoa, Italy.
Department affected: Business Area Networks (BNEW) including Optics R&D and parts of advanced network R&D; Business and Cloud Software and Services (BCSS).
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Ericsson cut over 130 employees at its Genoa office, closing the entire Business Area Networks unit (BNEW). The article reports 110 redundancies from the BNEW closure and an additional 21 layoffs from the Business and Cloud Software and Services (BCSS) segment, with staff and trade unions citing a total of 131 affected. The closure included the entirety of the Optics R&D division and part of another R&D department focused on advanced network technologies. Sources attributed the cuts to a strategic review and a prolonged decline in the Italian telecommunications market; Ericsson employed over 1,900 people in Italy as of March 2025 and has multiple Italian offices.
Ericsson Inc. cut 131 jobs affecting its Business Area Networks (BNEW) including Optics R&D and parts of advanced network R&D; Business and Cloud Software and Services (BCSS) team.
That is roughly 0.1% of the 99,000 people Ericsson Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Ericsson Inc. since September 2023, including 170 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 1 additional event known from news reporting.
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