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Mamo-L: Innovation in vehicle maintenance in Japan

Safe and Efficient Vehicle Monitoring in Japan

The GPS tracking and vehicle safety industry is experiencing significant growth. According to Berg Insight, the installed base of active video telematics systems in North America reached almost 6.1 million units in 2024, with projections to exceed 13.8 million units by 2029. 

In Japan, Mamo-L offers innovative solutions using small, reliable, and easy-to-use GPS tracking devices. When Mamo-L began developing its new Lanchester Car Management System (LCS), its goal was simple: not to directly support the logistics companies that use their vehicles, but to help the tire shops and other businesses to optimize maintenance schedules, thereby improving the productivity of logistics companies. 

Background 

Founded in Japan, Mamo-L provides GPS tracking solutions for monitoring elderly wandering and predicting vehicle maintenance. The company's GPS devices are small, lightweight, highly accurate, and feature replaceable batteries. They can be easily set up online, and users can check real-time location information and history on their smartphones or PCs. Currently, in addition to monitoring elderly people with dementia, the devices are also used to predict vehicle maintenance through the innovative Lanchester Car Management System (LCS). 

Challenge 

For LCS to work, Mamo-L needed high-frequency GPS updates that were reliable, nationwide, and affordable. Most IoT solutions charged by data usage, which made costs unpredictable - and that made it hard to offer a service that customers could rely on long-term. 

Solution with 1NCE 

Mamo-L 's goal is to create a system that enables tire shops and repair facilities, which support logistics companies, to optimally understand maintenance schedules using vehicle driving data. This prevents issues caused by delayed maintenance, improves safety and uptime, and enhances productivity for logistics companies. To achieve this, Mamo-L has chosen 1NCE for its IoT connectivity. The LCS service equipped with 1NCE offers the following features:  

  • Maintenance forecasts and automatic notifications based on mileage data from GPS data  

  • 100km inspection notifications after tire changes, a feature unique to Japan  

  • An affordable subscription service, making it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to adopt. 

Mamo-L’s team can focus on improving their service - not worrying about juggling multiple network providers. Mamo-L keeps on growing their service quickly while keeping costs low for customers. 

"1NCE's long-term fixed fee model has fundamentally changed the way we do business. It has eliminated the biggest risk of cost fluctuations in high-frequency communications and enabled us to offer a low-cost service that customers can rely on." 

— Hiromichi Miyazaki, CEO, Mamo-L

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