Google's Motorola is planning to cut 10% of its global workforce, the Wall Street Journalreports.
The news comes from an internal company email which explains the reasoning behind the job cuts. "While we're very optimistic about the new products in our pipeline, we still face challenges," it says.
"These cuts are a continuation of the reductions we announced last summer. It's obviously very hard for the employees concerned, and we are committed to helping them through this difficult transition," a Motorola spokesperson said.
Google plans to shed jobs in China, India and the U.S. A total of about 1,200 employees will lose their jobs.
This is a second major wave of layoffs in the company after Google decided to cut the Motorola Mobility workforce by 20% in August 2012. In December 2012, Google sold off Motorola's set top business to Arris for $2.35 billion.
