Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
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Formerly called
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Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (2001-2012) Ericsson Mobile Communications (1994-2001) |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Ericsson Mobile Communications (1994-2001) |
| Founded | 1 October 2001 as Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications 16 February 2012 as Sony Mobile Communications |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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Number of locations
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10 (2016) |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Mitsuya Kishida (President) |
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Number of employees
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7,100 (2014) |
| Parent | Sony |
| Website | www.sonymobile.com |
Sony Mobile Communications Inc. is a multinational telecommunications company founded on October 1, 2001 as a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and wholly owned by Sony. Sony Ericsson was headquartered in Hammersmith, London. It was originally incorporated as Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, until Sony acquired Ericsson's share in the venture on February 16, 2012.
Sony Mobile has research and development facilities in Lund, Sweden; Beijing, China; Tokyo, Japan; and San Francisco, USA. Sony Mobile was the fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer by market share in the fourth quarter of 2012 with 9.8 million units shipped.
After once being known for devices powered by Symbian, the current flagship devices of Sony Mobile are the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, Sony Xperia XZ2 and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, an Android-powered smartphones.
In the United States, Ericsson partnered with General Electric in the early nineties as Ericsson Mobile Communications (ECS), primarily to establish a US presence and brand recognition.
Ericsson had decided to obtain chips for its phones from a single source—a Philips facility in New Mexico. On March 17, 2000, a fire at the Philips factory contaminated the sterile facility. Philips assured Ericsson and Nokia (their other major customer) that production would be delayed for no more than a week. When it became clear that production would actually be compromised for months, Ericsson was faced with a serious shortage. Nokia had already begun to obtain parts from alternative sources, but Ericsson's position was much worse as production of current models and the launch of new ones was held up.
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