LoRaWAN Certified^CM

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Why Certify?

Leverage the Power of LoRaWAN^® Certification

Proven Device Design

Gain customer confidence by verifying an end-device’s compliance with LoRaWAN standards. A LoRaWAN Certified mark indicates that an end-device has been tested, de-bugged, and will function on any LoRaWAN network.

Better for OEMs

Interoperability between OEM’s products is critical to growing the LoRaWAN market. LoRaWAN Certification helps to ensure devices made by different OEM’s operate correctly with each other once they are deployed in the field

Better for Network Operators

LoRaWAN Certification of end node devices is critical to an efficient and reliable LoRaWAN network deployment. End nodes which misbehave can degrade network capacity and in extreme cases, make a network unusable. Bad behavior can be revealed by LoRaWAN Certification.

Verified by Experts

LoRaWAN Certification is backed by the technical expertise of LoRa Alliance Authorized Test Labs (ATLs). ATLs are accredited to ISO/IEC17025 which verifies that testing will provide consistent and accurate results.

Endorsed and Promoted by LoRa Alliance

Certified LoRaWAN products are displayed in the LoRa Alliance^® Product Showcase, a marketplace open to potential buyers to select the devices which best meet their needs.

Market Demand

End-users are choosing devices with the LoRaWAN Certified^CM mark, to ensure they work as expected and are easy to deploy.

How to Certify Your Device

Step 1

Pre-Test Your Device

LoRa Alliance members receive one LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT) license annually. The LCTT lets you troubleshoot and solve development issues before sending it off for certification testing at an Authorized Test House.

See FAQ section below for more details on the LCTT and for information about our Certification Affiliate program for non-members.

Step 2

Select Authorized Test Lab & Test LoRaWAN Device

Browse our list of Authorized Test Labs (ATL) and find one which best meets your needs.

Submit test samples and required documentation describing your device features and functionality to the ATL. Complete testing of your LoRaWAN device at the ATL.

Step 3

Verify & Certify

With successful completion of LoRaWAN Certification requirements, make application to the LoRa Alliance for a Certificate of Compliance

LoRa Alliance will review test reports and other relevant information, and when all requirements are met, the LoRa Alliance will issue a Certificate of Compliance for your device.

What Can Be Certified

Today, the LoRa Alliance certifies LoRaWAN end-nodes that are compliant with LoRaWAN standards. The LoRa Alliance is aggressively working to bring additional, value-added certification programs to its members. Providing Certification of LoRaWAN features above Layer 2 are regularly being deployed. Features like SCHC, Relay, are already available. Interoperability between LoRaWAN network elements is being deployed in 2023.

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More questions?

Please see frequently asked questions and answers below.

Pre-certification with the LCTT conveniently takes place at the OEM’s facility. See above for details.

Certification testing takes place at the LoRa Alliance Authorized Test Lab. Each ATL selected by the LoRa Alliance has met the requirements for ISO/IEC10725 and is recognized by international accreditation bodies.

Find your preferred Authorized Test Lab here.

The LCTT is a pre-certification and regression testing tool for protocol testing against the LoRaWAN® L2 Specification 1.0.2 and EU868, US915, KR920, AS923 and IN865 bands. For the LoRaWAN L2 Specification 1.0.4, the LCTT supports EU863-870, US 902-928, AS923-1, AS923-2, AS923-3, KR920-923, IN865-867, AU915-928, and RU864-870.

There are two modes: pre-certification and debug.

Pre-certification with the LCTT conveniently takes place at the device manufacturer’s own facility. LCTT provides the manufacturer with the opportunity to proactively identify and correct issues which could impact certification. Run the LCTT on a local PC with a local LoRaWAN Gateway connected.

All LoRa Alliance member companies are allowed one free LCTT license. Each additional license can be purchased for a $1000 USD annual fee per license. Please contact cert-test@lora-alliance.org for license purchasing information.

A device or module manufacturer who wishes to have its device certified based on similarity to an existing certified device should:

Pre-test for LoRaWAN v1.0.4 certification: Products must pass the Certification-by-Similarity LCTT tests and Back-off mechanism LCTT tests. These tests can be performed at the member’s internal lab and the logs must be sent to the ATL prior to certification.
Complete the Certification Questionnaire and complete the Certification-by-Similarity Declaration form (see Certification Resources tab).
The ATL fees for Certification-by-Similarity are expected to be less than the fees for full product testing.
False statements on the Certification-by-Similarity Declaration form will result in immediate withdrawal of device certification.

Cases for Certification-by-Similarity:

Case 1 – Module Integration: the variant device to be certified embeds a LoRaWAN Certified^CM module.
Case 2 – Device Certification-by-Similarity: the variant device to be certified uses the same module as another LoRaWAN Certified^CM device.

The Certification Affiliate program provides non-members of the LoRa Alliance access to the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT) and the ability to showcase LoRaWAN Certified devices on the LoRa Alliance website.

As a Certification Affiliate you are eligible to:

One license of the LoRaWAN Certification Test Tool (LCTT) per year and the opportunity to purchase additional licenses for an additional fee per license.
To certify compliant products of the Certification Affiliate at a cost per product for certification (independent of testing costs)
Use the LoRaWAN Certified^CM logo on certified products of the Certification Affiliate in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the Alliance
Have certified products included in the LoRaWAN Showcase (Device Catalogue) list of certified products maintained by the Alliance
Receive Alliance communications regarding certification

Certification Affiliate Program Fees

Annual fee: $10,000 USD
1 free license of the LCTT included
Each additional license of the LCTT: $3,000 USD
Product certification fee: $1,000 USD per product

Become a Certification Affiliate

Click the LoRa Alliance Certification Affiliate Agreement to download and review the Certification Affiliate Agreement
Email the signed agreement to cert-test@lora-alliance.org
After receipt of the signed agreement, the LoRa Alliance will issue an Invoice for the annual fee
Your access to the LCTT will be granted as soon as payment of the annual fee is received

Please contact cert-test@lora-alliance.org with any questions related to the Certification Affiliate program.

The RF Performance of a device is critical for the successful deployment of LoRaWAN networks to maximize the use of the radio spectrum available to the device. New optional extended RF tests will provide a full 3D radiated power scan, and a sensitivity figure of the devices ability to receive LoRaWAN packets.

The ability to demonstrate a satisfactory level of RF performance is important as most operators require a minimum RF performance for the devices they allow onto their networks.

Public operators have experienced a large amount of issues with devices on both the LoRaWAN communication protocol (MAC layer) and the RF emission properties. These two aspects are crucial for a successful IoT application. Incompatibilities of the device with the LoRaWAN protocol could result in unwanted behavior on the network and inefficient energy management. Due to suboptimal antenna designs and sizes, insufficient RF emission power will cause the device to only use a small part of the network’s full coverage, causing the coverage to seem a lot worse than it really is.
To ensure adequate performance of a device on a LoRaWAN network, each network operator distributes their own device qualification trademark after testing the applied hardware. Currently a hardware manufacturer must follow separate approval procedures at every public operator to obtain these network specific qualification trademarks. Therefore, the public operators listed below have agreed to use a common qualification process to approve devices on their networks. This process clarifies what must be done for a device to perform on a public network. The decision to approve a device remains with each network operator itself.

Documents to hand in to your operator:

LoRaWAN® Certification according to latest LoRaWAN 1.0.2, LoRaWAN 1.0.4 specification
LoRaWAN® End Device Radiated RF Performance EU, LoRaWAN® 1.0.4 End Device RF Performance for All regions V1.0
LoRaWAN® Certification Questionnaire
LoRaWAN® EU Supplementary Device Info Questionnaire**
Additional interoperability testing for some operators

There is currently no LoRaWAN Certification program for Gateways; however, we recommend following the LoRaWAN Gateway documents as best practices and for guidelines to measure the performance of your gateway.

Non-members can email further questions to cert-test@lora-alliance.org.

Causeway Links

Certification by Similarity: https://members.lora-alliance.org/wg/Members/document/4722

General resource documents for all regions and specifications:

LoRaWAN Specification 1.0.2 Resources:

LoRaWAN Specification 1.0.4 Resources:

LoRaWAN® Certificate of Authorization by ATL:

Still need help?

For additional questions regarding the LCTT or the Certification process, please contact us. A member of the LoRa Alliance Certification Committee will be in touch.

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