Telit to acquire Thales’ IoT unit for 25% of expanded, rebranded industrial IoT business

Italian-American IoT module maker Telit is to acquire the cellular IoT unit of French aerospace, defence, and security company Thales in return for a quarter-share of its expanded industrial IoT business. Thales will take a 25 percent stake in the expanded Telit business, headquartered in California, which will be rebranded as Telit Cinterion. Telit’s automotive…