Make sure to subscribe to get ATW in your inbox, each Monday. // M&A, Strategies, Alliances // China Telecom has partnered with the Bridge Alliance to offer APAC and MEA M2M and IoT services, using the Alliance’s MNO 34-member footprint. Telus is acquiring Xavient Information Systems, a business process and IT provider, with Telus saying that it plans to use Xavient to power new Cloud, Big Data, and IoT services. Continental is buying Argus Security Systems, reportedly for $400m, adding the software specialist to its automotive OEM offerings, which include Elektrobit. Telstra has acquired MTData, and Australian provider of GPS and telematics fleet management systems, in an IoT move that the MNO hopes will expand its footprint. Dassault Systemes is…