We have said multiple times that we are close to classifying Sigfox as an asset tracking technology, given the focus that the company has put on that application. Now, Semtech has taken a similar step, launching LoRa Edge as a new hardware and cloud service joint-offering, targeted squarely at asset tracking – and not long after unveiling LoRa in 2.4 GHz, citing its use in logistics. The gist of the launch is that LoRa Edge will be offering a geolocation service, which uses a Semtech chip that has LoRa, GNSS, and WiFi. This combination allows it to look for nearby WiFi networks, backhaul that information via LoRa, and then estimate where the device is based on a global database of…