M&A, Strategies, Alliances Caterpillar has pledged to connecting its portfolio of heavy machinery, on the back of some poor financial results. Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT starter kit for industrial customers looking to quickly connect machinery, including a hub, sensors, and SIM card. It also unveiled the prototype SCADA Security system that monitors data to detect machine anomalies. Nokia is acquiring Withings for $191m, adding its wearables and digital health portfolio to the Nokia lineup, as well as 200 staff. Ericsson has opened an IoT lab in Brazil, in partnership with the government, and Vodafone and Huawei have launched a joint lab in England, as well as NB-IoT trials in Turkey. Ericsson has also announced the IoT Accelerator, a…