Elisa Automate, a Finland-based provider of network automation solutions, completed the merger with Polystar, a global supplier of analytics, assurance and monitoring solutions for mobile operators, in a $85m deal. "The convergence of our businesses means that customers and partners will benefit from a broader, richer solution suite, based on advanced Machine Learning algorithms, adapted to tackle the challenges of the next decade in the evolution of communications networks," Kirsi Valtari, Elisa Automate Executive Vice President.