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Consumer IoT for the home and everyday life, child safety monitoring, and location-based services
The company explained that iSIM eliminates the need for SIM components, leading to lower manufacturing costs and smaller devices. The amount and percentage of the reduction are Not disclosed.
JENESIS won the award jointly with MIXI. JENESIS handled the design and manufacture of the device, while MIXI provided the product and service. The device uses an iSIM-compatible communications chip from Altair Semiconductor. JENESIS is a group company of Techmira.
MIXI is headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and provides communication services including mixi, Monster Strike and the family album Mitene. Altair Semiconductor manufactures communications chips for cellular IoT. WeKnow Media organizes the IoT Global Awards. Location, representative, capital and year of establishment are not provided.
IoT Global Awards 2026, Connected Consumer & Smart Home category
Organized by WeKnow Media. A judging panel comprising industry analysts, specialist media and others selected the winners.
JENESIS: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; operations in Japan and China
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Press release announcing the IoT Global Awards 2026 winners (published by IoT Global Network)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Mitene Mimamori GPS Talk Plus, Mitene Safety GPS |
| Counterparty | MIXI, Inc., Altair Semiconductor, WeKnow Media |
| Counterparty overview | MIXI is headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and provides communication services including mixi, Monster Strike and the family album Mitene. Altair Semiconductor manufactures communications chips for cellular IoT. WeKnow Media organizes the IoT Global Awards. Location, representative, capital and year of establishment are not provided. |
| Relationship with the Company | JENESIS won the award jointly with MIXI. JENESIS handled the design and manufacture of the device, while MIXI provided the product and service. The device uses an iSIM-compatible communications chip from Altair Semiconductor. JENESIS is a group company of Techmira. |
| Launch date | 2021 (launch of the Mitene Mimamori GPS service; the launch date for the award-winning device is Not disclosed) |
| Applicable area | Consumer IoT for the home and everyday life, child safety monitoring, and location-based services |
| Award/certification name | IoT Global Awards 2026, Connected Consumer & Smart Home category |
| Awarding / certifying body | Organized by WeKnow Media. A judging panel comprising industry analysts, specialist media and others selected the winners. |
| Location | JENESIS: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; operations in Japan and China |
| Location scale | JENESIS manufactures more than 1,000 types of IoT devices |
| Quantitative Effects | The company explained that iSIM eliminates the need for SIM components, leading to lower manufacturing costs and smaller devices. The amount and percentage of the reduction are Not disclosed. |
| Source | Press release announcing the IoT Global Awards 2026 winners (published by IoT Global Network) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Because they were recognized for commercializing and putting into practical use an iSIM-compatible device for general consumers.