The Internet of Things is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade, and acquiring companies with related assets will be a core part of larger tech players' strategies to be at the forefront of IoT. With the Internet of Things on track to have a growing impact on the mergers-and-acquisitions landscape going forward, it's worth taking a look at some of the biggest buys so far.

Click through the following presentation for a look at the five biggest Internet of Things acquisitions so far, and what big purchases mean for Cisco Systems (CSCO -2.24%), Intel (INTC -5.79%), Qualcomm (QCOM -3.53%), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI -0.76%), Alphabet (GOOG -2.32%) (GOOGL -2.47%).

The 5 biggest Internet of Things Acquisitions So Far from The Motley Fool