(Telecompaper) Telefonica has announced the launch of an Internet of Things (IoT) focused initiative called The Thinx, described as an open ecosystem for the development of IoT products and services via technologies such as Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M. The project's labs are designed to enable customers to test and integrate new applications and devices under real network conditions in a collaborative space. Telefonica has already launched The Thinx laboratories in Chile and Rio de Janeiro, with a Madrid lab to be inaugurated this week ahead of new openings in London, Berlin and Buenos Aires.