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NextWave Wireless

Is this your company?

I liked the company, but it fell apart before my very eyes - Anonymous employee NextWave Wireless Employee Review

2.0
Nov 26, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I need to couch this review by saying the company imploded not long after I left, its share price in pennies after hanging around the mid-twenties for quite a while. Pros? They seemed to have it going for them when I joined in 2007. There was a lot of talent around, and some genuine thoughts about capturing an evolutionary technology step in wireless telephony.

Cons

It was really rudderless. The acquisitions came thick and fast when I joined in 2007, but they didn't reflect any strategy other than, what one could only conclude was a holding company model. The CEO said one thing and did the exact opposite on a consistent basis. It left everyone in and out of the company thoroughly confused.

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Aug 17, 2022
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Pros

Smart people, fun to work with

Cons

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4.0
Feb 10, 2009
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Pros

NextWave has the best equipment that money can buy. They went through a lot of funding but made sure that the engineers were well cared for and had the infrastructure in place to support them. There are some opportunities to get into line management, if you enjoy that sort of thing. The work atmosphere is pretty laid back, and there are many flexible options for working at home, including VPN access and company issued laptops. All in all, they do a good job in giving us the tools necessary to accomplish our work. Management doesn't give undue pressure either; they work with us, instead of against us.

Cons

The company made some serious mistakes in acquiring other businesses. Not sure what the end-game is for our division, but it is not looking very pretty now. It seems that they went through their money too quickly, trying to catch up in a market that has yet to materialize. We accomplished some great things in the short period of time that we've been around, but with the downturn in the economy and the lack of a market, the timing was just not in our favor to keep the company going in this climate. Perhaps there's a chance something will occur soon, but it's doubtful.

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