Sigfox was the first start-up which really grabbed attention amid the rise of low power WAN (LPWAN) networks and services in unlicensed spectrum. LoRa may have overtaken it in terms of profile and operator deals, but Sigfox soldiers on, and always seems to be one big deal away from a miraculous recovery. The recent Eutelsat partnership adds some clout, but for a long time, Sigfox looked like it was circling the drain. Still, it’s not dead, and now claims to be scaling up in many markets and getting ready for industrial-scale roll-out – with its UK partnership with machine-to-machine service provider WND as one example. Recent announcements (see Wireless Watch March 6 2020) suggested that Sigfox was not far from…