IDG News notes that Sony Ericsson will reduce its workforce by about 400 people in Lund, Sweden, cutting 160 employees and 250 consultants.The site in Lund had a workforce of about 4,000, including 1,000 consultants, before the cuts. The cutbacks are part of a previously announced plan to lower its global workforce by approximately 2,000 people – out of a total 10,000 – by the middle of next year.