Telefónica Tech has opened a laboratory in Madrid to test and improve any IoT project with the latest IoT and big data technologies.

The laboratory is part of the ThinX global innovation and talent hub the group launched to consolidate its position in digitisation, with the aim of anticipating the growing demand for IoT and big data services, and to continue helping customers digitally transform.

The laboratory doubles Telefónica Tech’s capabilities in this space for customers, partners and institutions around the world to discover the latest IoT and big data technologies, and develop or co-create with the ThinX team any cellular IoT project before its massive implementation.

To this end, around twenty experts from Telefónica Tech and other areas of the group will work on the design, validation and optimisation of proprietary and third-party IoT, big data and blockchain projects using platforms Kite, Smart Steps and TrustOS and the most appropriate cellular communication technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NB-IoT and LTE-M.

ThinX has become one of the most advanced and best equipped IoT and big data spaces in the world. Here, pilot set-ups, proofs of concept, development and validation of IoT projects are carried out to test the technical possibilities of the technology in advance and certify the compatibility of the system with Telefónica’s networks. In this way, companies can save time and resources when developing their projects, guaranteeing the quality of the final product.

ThinX offers its capabilities and collaborates with technology companies, manufacturers of chipsets, modules, devices, communications networks, platform providers, engineering companies and certifiers. This ecosystem works together with Telefónica Tech customers to connect their assets, adding intelligence and knowledge to their business processes, in sectors as diverse as industrial, energy, retail, logistics and mobility.

“We are very proud that manufacturers, network providers and customers see our ThinX lab as a reference space to test the different technologies on the market and guarantee the quality of their products,” said Gonzalo Martín-Villa, CEO of IoT and big data at Telefónica Tech. “At ThinX we bring together all our capabilities in IoT, big data, artificial intelligence and blockchain to extract the maximum value from the information generated by connected devices and help companies make the most of the information they generate.”

ThinX receives an average of 12 technical visits per month and has worked on more than 700 IoT projects with more than 500 manufacturers, partners and customers.