A comprehensive look at this week in the IoT // M&A, Strategies, Alliances // China Mobile has joined the Avanci platform, an intellectual property licensing marketplace that has strong ties to Ericsson. China Mobile will be licensing its 2G, 3G, and 4G standards essential patents to anyone in the IoT, through the Avanci marketplace. There are now 21 Avanci members, since launch in 2016. Esri has acquired Indoo.rs, one of its partners that provides Indoor Positioning System (IPS) technologies. Indoo.rs is being integrated into Esri’s new ArcGIS platform, which will offer indoor mapping services for corporate facilities, commercial locations, and retail stores. NTT Communications has acquired Transatel, an IoT-focused cellular connectivity manager and MVNE provider. No price has been given,…