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Transformation 10Decline 17
Key figures
16,744affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 15 reports · since Nov 2025
Largest job cuts
- Telefónica presents final plan to cut over 4,554 jobs in Spain4,554 Affected staff ·
- Report: Virgin Media O2 plans to cut up to 4,000 jobs4,000 Affected staff ·
- Ericsson to cut around 1,600 jobs in Sweden1,600 Affected staff ·
Countries
| Country | Entries | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 7 | 6,001 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 6 | 2,600 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 3 | — |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 3 | 2,500 |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2 | 505 |
Follow-up
Followed up: 7 of 7 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: scaled back: 2, completed: 1.
All outcomes and relocations →
Open cases
- Epiris to pay 1,120p per share for Gamma CommunicationsNext milestone: 2 Nov 2026
- Report: Virgin Media O2 plans to cut up to 4,000 jobsNext milestone: 3 Nov 2026
- ZTE Italia cuts 81 jobs and closes four sitesNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- O2 Telefónica to close 60 of its own shops in GermanyNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Bouygues, Free and Orange agree to split up SFR
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Report: Virgin Media O2 plans to cut up to 4,000 jobs · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- freenet acquires remaining 25% of waipu.tv · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Telia to cut around 900 jobs across Nordic and Baltic markets · Layoffs · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Finland
- Nokia plans to cut up to 253 jobs in Finland · Layoffs · 🇫🇮 Finland
- DigitalBridge, L&G and TDAM to buy VodafoneZiggo Towers · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / Belgium
- Sunrise reviews cutting up to 450 jobs in Switzerland · Layoffs · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- ZTE Italia cuts 81 jobs and closes four sites · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- United Internet to cut 800 jobs at 1&1 Versatel and IONOS · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Epiris to pay 1,120p per share for Gamma Communications · Mergers · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- EU Commission clears Orange Polska and APG's takeover of Nexera · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France / Netherlands / Poland
- Deutsche Telekom to buy Polish fibre providers Fiberhost and Inea · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Poland
- Vodafone confirms cutting 1,200 jobs across Europe · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- O2 Telefónica to close 60 of its own shops in Germany · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Poste Italiane launches tender offer for TIM · Mergers · 🇮🇹 Italy
- e& sells Vodafone stake to Xavier Niel's Vega for $5.95bn · Mergers · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / France / UAE
- CityFibre notifies 200 staff of possible job cuts · Layoffs · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- O2 Telefónica to cut up to 1,100 jobs and close 60 shops · Layoffs · 🇩🇪 Germany
- BT to close its Plaza office in Liverpool, 601 jobs · Closures · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Telenor to take control of Bahnhof at SEK 6.1bn valuation · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Sweden
- Bouygues, Free and Orange agree to split up SFR · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France
- Vodafone to buy out CK Hutchison from VodafoneThree venture · Mergers · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- AT&T cuts 250 to 337 jobs in Košice through AI automation · Layoffs · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Ericsson to cut around 1,600 jobs in Sweden · Layoffs · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Sunrise plans to cut up to 190 jobs to simplify its structure · Layoffs · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2025
- Telefónica presents final plan to cut over 4,554 jobs in Spain · Layoffs · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Verizon plans around 13,000 layoffs worldwide · Layoffs · 🇺🇸 USA
- Nokia plans to close its Munich site by 2030, affecting 700 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany