Smart Workplace

Office Equipment, Digital Imaging Equipment, and FA Equipment BusinessSmart Business Solutions Business Unit (SBS)
Smartphone, XR Device, and Satellite Communication BusinessMobile Communication Business Unit (MCB)
PCs, System Solutions, Mobile Edge ComputingDynabook Inc.
Projectors, MonitorsSharp NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.

Office Equipment,
Digital Imaging Equipment,
and FA Equipment BusinessSmart Business Solutions Business Unit (SBS) Bases:Yamatokoriyama City, Nara; Chiba City, Chiba, etc.

We are developing our B2B business in Japan and overseas with a focus on three sectors: office, retail/public, and factory/logistics.
Various changes are arising in the workplace due to the transformation of the social environment, such as the progress of digitalization and reforms to working practices. In this business unit, we are working to tackle the business issues customers are dealing with by providing services and new added value.

Digital multifunctional printers

Digital multifunctional printers (MFPs) focus on the processing of digital photographs, and combine mechatronics technologies whose principal function is paper delivery control, chemical technologies such as photoreceptors and toners, and software technologies that realize superior print performance and compatibility. Japanese companies dominate the market for MFPs.

Public print service

Sharp MFPs are installed at approximately 30,000 convenience stores around Japan and provide various service content, including the network printing service. With the spread of “new-normal” workstyles, where more and more people utilize hybrid or satellite offices that allow them to combine or choose between working from home or on-site, there is expected to be an increased demand in urban areas for printing services for business purposes.

Smart office service

With COCORO OFFICE, we provide hardware and software and total workstyle support for small and medium enterprises, in the four categories of communication, operational efficiency, security, and support.
Recently, by actively promoting the development of solutions that fully utilize AI, we have also been working to tackle social issues such as population decline and labor shortages.

Digital signage

These days, digital signage—systems for disseminating information via image devices—can be seen everywhere in towns and cities.
With digital signage, there is no need to replace billboards or posters every time the displayed content is changed. Instead, it can be changed easily and in a timely fashion, and it is also possible for users to manipulate the content by touching the screen, or display in multiple languages for visitors from overseas.
In addition to LCD displays, Sharp has a variety of display devices such as ePosters and projectors, and we provide support for the transmission systems of all these devices.

Factory automation (FA)

With our full command of automation, image processing, transport robots, and optical/camera technologies, we propose and deliver automation reform, inspection, and logistics solutions for factories and warehouses, contributing to improved automation and productivity.
We also link large amounts of data to on-site systems, and while co-creating with customers, promote logistics reform by providing a complete service from development to production and support.

Smartphone, XR Device,
and Satellite Communications BusinessMobile Communication Business Unit (MCB)Bases: Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima; Chiba City, Chiba, etc.

Centered around our Head Office in Hiroshima and with bases in Chiba and Tokyo, we develop mobile communication devices such as smartphones, routers, and tablets, as well as corporate-oriented service solutions such as EMM services, which support the safe operation of smartphones at companies. As for new business areas, we are also working on XR products and satellite communications.
Going forward, our goal is to be a business entity that continues to provide new value by utilizing communications technologies and being attentive to people’s needs. We will also continue to take on the challenge of creating products, services, and solutions that bring happiness to people around the world in their everyday lives.

Smartphones

We have inherited the ambition of the Sharp Corporation’s founder, Tokuji Hayakawa, to “Make products that others want to imitate,” and have a tradition of taking on challenges. With communication technologies at the heart of our business, we have released a succession of products and technologies that were firsts for the industry, Japan, and the world, such as the first cell phone with an integral camera and the first with a color LCD screen.
Based on our business vision of changing the world with 8K + 5G and AIoT, in addition to communications, we utilize state-of-the-art technologies such as AI and sensing, and we will grow our business while making new proposals, and aiming to create the next step for smartphones.

Making XR devices the norm

To seamlessly expand the possibilities in business and everyday life, and to realize more advanced lifestyles and richer communication, we aim to generate new businesses in the fields of XR, automotive, and IoT. We are also developing products such as XR devices, in-vehicle multiple operation panels, and cashless transaction devices.
This is the ideal field for those who wish to improve their skills and pursue their vision for the future—one in which your ideas will be respected and supported, and you will be able to take on the challenge of creating new products and generating new businesses.

Making connections anytime and anywhere

The market scale of the satellite services field in the global market is expanding. With more and more countries working in outer space and the fact that commercial activities are flourishing there, this market is expected to grow to 100 trillion yen by 2040. In Japan, the main reasons for this are the spread of infrastructure toward regions in which it has yet to be established, and the maintenance of communications infrastructure at times of accident or disaster. These are the circumstances in which we are developing satellite communication antennas, and with the fusion of next-generation communication technologies, we will realize our goal of connecting people anytime, anywhere, and in any context.