Sony Mobile Communications

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sony Mobile Communications AB is a multinational mobile phone manufacturing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It was founded on October 1, 2001 as a joint venture between Sony and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson. Sony acquired Ericsson's share in the venture on February 16, 2012. Sony Mobile Communications has research and development facilities in Lund, Sweden; Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; and Silicon Valley, United States. In 2009, it was the fourth-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. By 2010, its market share had fallen to sixth place.