Last month Sony CEO expressed that if the mobile unit does not turn out to be profitable, they will consider “alternative options”. This was converted into a prevalent assumption that Sony might look to sell off its mobile division if it remains unprofitable.This will become quite novel now, because recent meeting with Sony CEO, Hirai,

Sony CEO refuses any rumor regarding mobile unit sale

refuted this perception that Sony is going to sell its mobile division by any means. He ensured that Sony will keep on restructuring its business and counter production cost to reinstate profit margins.

When asked to comment on recent rumors regarding Sony to enter chipset manufacturing market, the CEO said that Sony has currently no plans to build its own SoC.