Observations (details started to emerge last year with a basic Sony run operator service in pilot deployment in Tokyo since last Sept) -
YAPLPWAN (Yet another proprietary LPWAN offering! 
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@~80bps and with focus on bubble-up (uplink centric) apps more a competitor to Sigfox than LoRa/LoRaWAN?
Offered in a (16mm x 16mmx2mm 65pad LGA) SIP/Module c/w GPS/GNSS receiver and MCU
Based on a BPSK RF modulation variant but also with a sub-modulation based on a linear chirp
Signal resiliance based on similar mechanisms to Sigfox and BlueTooth with the same data being repeated (decreased battery life/increase uJ/message?) with 4x repeat (BT & Sigfox use 3x repeat IIR) (~1.6s for 128bit payload?)
Initially targeting Japan market and freq bands - local approvals in place and also now an ETSI substandard? (TS 103 357 “Lfour Family.”)
-142db Rx sensitivity with 20dBm Tx available, LDPC Error correction built in
Carrier Sense for LBT tx?
Whose next to challenge? Apparently as only passed by small margin there is scope for legal challenge going forward…! 
From the BBC piece:
“One technical hitch delayed Rory’s broadcast. The test transmission had ploughed through the data allowance on the Sim card, so it needed a top-up before Rory could go live on BBC Breakfast.” 
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