M&A, IP, Patents Keysight Technologies hasoutbid Viavi Solutions to buy Spirent Communications for about £1.16 billion pounds ($1.46 billion), after an earlier agreement was reached between Viavi and Spirent. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an in-depth investigationinto the proposed merger of Vodafone Group and Three Mobile. The deadline is September 18. NJJ Holding, controlled by billionaire Xavier Niel, is close to securing authorization to acquire Datagroup-Volia and Lifecell, the number one and three MNOs in Ukraine. NJJ plans to merge them together. No price has been given. Financials Ericsson will cut 1,200 jobs in Sweden, following a huge loss of 9,000 jobs in 2023. The latest downsizing equates to 9% of Ericsson’s workforce in Sweden. Airspan has filed for…