Layoffs, telephony, networking

Sonus Networks Cuts 50 Employees

Wade Roush 12/12/08

Westford, MA-based Sonus Networks (NASDAQ: SONS), which makes servers, switches, and software for Internet-based residential and business telephony, said yesterday that it will lay off 50 employees, or roughly 5 percent of its global workforce, as part of a cost-management plan. The company did not say how many of the affected employees worked from the Westford headquarters. We’ve updated our Boston Tech Layoff Tracker accordingly.

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