In a converted factory across the water from Amsterdam’s central railway station, The Things Conference gathered under cloudy skies. The stage was set for the announcement of LoRa in 2.4 GHz, and The Things Industries’ new Packet Broker offering, covered last week, but there were plenty of LoRaWAN adopters there to show off their wares and network. Given the uncertainty about MWC, this might turn out to be one of the larger LPWAN events on the calendar. Kicking off the first day was a keynote from The Things Network’s founders, Wienke Giezeman and Johan Stokking, CEO and CTO respectively, and an opening video that poked fun at the rest of the wireless industry, before zipping over highlights for LoRaWAN –…