Actility and Inmarsat claim first global LoRaWAN network

UK satellite comms company Inmarsat has teamed up with French LPWAN specialist Actility to launch what they claim is the first global LoRa-based network.
LoRa is one of the most prominent unlicensed alternatives to NB-IoT as a special low-power wireless technology designed specifically to support IoT connectivity. While note positioning itself as a competitor to NB-IoT, LoRa does need to justify its existence at momentum bulds around the licensed standard and this announcement is a positive step