The two leading LPWAN players continue to make headlines, as the LoRa Alliance begins its LoRaWAN certification program, and Sigfox signs up VT Networks to bring a nationwide network to Ireland. With more than 130 members joining its ranks since its launch back in March, the non-profit LoRa Alliance made the announcement that it would be launching its certification program at its members evening in Rotterdam. The certificate should ensure the compliance and interoperability of devices with LoRa networks. Certification testing will initially be carried out by IMST and Espotel, who have already implemented the required test suites, and both promise additional RF and regulatory compliance testing for those devices if required – since that is a key part of…