acquisition

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  Sierra Wireless to buy Melbourne-based M2M Group for US$19.8 million

  Impressed with the Australian group's "rapidly" growing subscription-based revenue.
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  Actility acquires geolocation company Abeeway

  LPWAN platform to gain GPS capabilities.
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  Samsung announces US$8bn car tech acquisition

  The Korean conglomerate purchases Harman.
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  SoftBank to get IoT leg-up with ARM

  Acquisition to provide "very significant" IoT opportunities.
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  Buddy Platform to acquire Zentri

  Adding device management and security to its portfolio.
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  Nokia seeking entry into smart health market

  Acquisition of Withings to occur in Q3 2016.
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  Cisco buys IoT firm Jasper for almost $2bn

  Creates new IoT software business unit.