M&A, IP, Patents Patent pool Avanci has added Volkswagen to its 5G Connected Vehicles program, which accumulates patents for 5G, 4G, 3G and 2G connectivity. The program has over 60 licensors. Renesas has confirmed that is abandoning its planned $249 million acquisition of Sequans, an IoT module provider, citing an adverse tax ruling from the Japanese authorities. Sequans’ stock price has been significantly dented, on the back of the news. 5G RAN AT&T suffered a network outage last week that lasted several hours and even affected first responders’ communications. The operator said that the outage was likely caused by “an application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network, not a cyber attack”. Three Denmark…