M&A, Strategies, Alliances Samsung has made its first investment in the bitcoin-derived blockchain technology, taking part in a $5m Series A round for Filament, following Samsung’s January-announced ADEPT project to securely connect and authenticate its appliances. Ericsson and SK Holdings have committed to developing a global ICT ecosystem to support Ericsson’s IoT platform. Intel unveiled deals with Atmel and Microchip for adding its EPID system to their chips, as well as a prototype Project Tango phone in partnership with Google, at its Developers Forum. The GSMA has launched a LPWAN working group, without some of the most prominent IoT LPWAN names. The list of 26 members includes a lot of MNOs, which is an encouraging sign. MultiTech and Solair have…