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_Telefónica_powered SIM_card that Bluesmart will include inside of its…

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