Sony announced yesterday that it will be eliminating around 1,000 positions in its mobile division as part of a restructuring period. The number represents 15% of Sony’s total workforce and comes just a little time after Sony reported poor financial results in prior quarters.

“Sony has identified the mobile business as one of its core businesses and the Xperia(TM) smartphone portfolio continues to gain momentum with customers and consumers worldwide,” said Kunimasa Suzuki, President and CEO of Sony Mobile. “We are accelerating the integration and convergence with the wider Sony group to continue enhancing our offerings, and a more focused and efficient operational structure will help to reduce Sony Mobile’s costs, enhance time to market efficiency and bring the business back to a place of strength.”