Motorola To Cut 3,000 Jobs, Mostly From Cell Phone Division

11/30/2008 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011
  • Dan Frommer Silicon Alley Insider

Motorola (MOT) announced this morning that it's aiming for $800 million in cost savings next year, including $600 million from its money-losing cellphone division. But the company didn't specifically announce layoffs during its earnings presentation.

Now we know how many people the cellphone maker will fire, via the WSJ: 3,000, including about 2,000 from its cellphone business. This in addition to the 10,000 job cuts Motorola announced since early last year.

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