Telefónica will provide connectivity to Bluesmart’s smart suitcase
IoT startup Bluesmart has partnered with Spanish carrier Telefónica, the company announced today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The operator will be providing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connectivity for Bluesmart’s upcoming smart luggage. As you may remember, Bluesmart led a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign that reached its initial funding goal in only 121 minutes, and went on to raise more than $2 million in pre-orders from 8,000 backers. Its core product is an innovative carry-on suitcase that boasts features such as location tracking, device charging, Bluetooth locking and app-based remote controlling. It is now official that many of these functionalities will be enabled by a Telefónicapowered SIM card that Bluesmart will include inside of its…
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