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After the collapse of its proposed $39 billion merger with AT&T earlier this year, T-Mobile USA sought to assure the public that it is in a position to recoup and maintain its customer base. The providers President and CEO, Philipp Humm, explained that his company made substantial progress during uncertain times, and will compete aggressively to win and retain customers by delivering compelling 4G services all at a great value.
Then in February, the company announced several planned strategic investments, including a $4 billion network rejuvenation. However, while that is all great news for T-Mobile customers, it seems as though the providers employees arent so lucky.
Just a few months after Humms announcement, T-Mobile disclosed plans to reduce its number of call centers from 24 to 17, in an attempt to keep up with the competitors. The 7 centers that are scheduled to be shut down are located in: Thornton, Colorado, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Brownsville and Frisco, Texas, Lenexa, Kansas, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Redmond, Oregon. The consolidation will cost almost 2,000 workers their jobs, and while he was not looking forward to the cuts, Humm stated they are necessary to realize efficiency in order to invest for growth.
For those workers who did get the axe, the provider is offering outplacement support, severance pay, and two months of continued health coverage for those who elect COBRA benefits. T-Mobile also plans on using the 7 call centers it plans to shut down as career centers that will offer access to job search tools, training and technologies as well as personal career coaches.
Flash forward to this week, and T-Mobile announced it is planning to make even more cuts. According to The Wall Street Journal, the providers second round of layoffs will cost nearly 1,000 employees their jobs. T-Mobile asserts that it is streamlining operations and restructuring its organization in an effort to make critical decisions better and faster. The company went on to say that by optimizing operations and reducing its cost structure, T-Mobile will be able to invest in areas where we anticipate the strongest return.
About T-Mobile USA
Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile USA is the nations fourth largest wireless operator. T-Mobile USA is a national provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services capable of reaching over 293 million Americans.

Bluetooth wireless devices stream compressed audio, if you are listening to CDs with a bluetooth wireless device you are not actually getting CD quality audio, youre listening to compressed audio like mp3s. And if you are listening to mp3s, then your audio is going to be re-compressed, further reducing the quality. This has been my main issue with wireless devices to date, well, that and the constant signal loss. When you buy Kleer enabled wireless devices you no longer have to worry about any of that. You get the same quality audio as you would expect from your wired hardware.

Another benefits of Kleer technology is the ultra low power consumption. This enables companies to create products that are truly wireless. Imagine, battery powered speakers that eliminate all wires, no audio cable and no power cord! I dont know if that would work with the amazing (but large) Zikmu wireless speakers, but we already have it in the Sennheiser MX W1 Totally Wireless Earphones. These are great for traveling, you can sync them up with your ipod, then throw your ipod in your back and forget about it.

Kleer also reduces audio latency to less than 25 milliseconds, thats less than the 45 millisecond standard required for TVs to eliminate sycn issues between audio and video.

Kleers compact technology is ideally suited for all wireless devices from portable music players, iPods and other personal media accessories, to surround sound wireless home theater systems, wireless headphones, wireless speakers and in car entertainment systems.

Heres a few words from the President and CEO at Kleer, Steve Humphreys.

Consumers want to cut loose and eliminate wires. Theyre tired of poor quality wireless products that make them walk all over the house to select and hear their music. With Kleer your music is always available and the choices for listening are at the touch of a finger along with CD-quality digital stereo sound that music lovers have come to expect

Consumers want to mix and match their music sources with a variety of personal and home audio listening choices, with Kleer, consumer electronics companies can now easily design, manufacture and market an ecosystem of seamlessly interoperable wireless personal and home audio products such as headphones, earbuds, speakers, and home theater systems

Kleer semiconductors power the world leading wireless audio devices and is currently used in the Sennheiser RS 180 digital wireless headphones amongst others.

Kleer improves the line of sight range to up to 100 meters indoors and up to 30 meters through floors and walls.

Kleer Iphone app

Kleer have unveiled an iPhone / iPod touch application that turns those music players into wireless home music hubs for Kleer based receivers, across brands and manufacturers.

Kleer wireless audio features

* Uncompressed, lossless, digital sterio
* CD-quality (16-bit, 44.1khz)
* Low latency and ultra low power consumption
* Robust ISM band co-existence

Kleer is ideal for

* Wireless earbuds, earphones, and headphones
* Wireless home entertainment
* Car entertainment systems