Hello Embedded Engineers, Developers and Makers! Welcome to In Case You Missed it: Embedded Insights, the weekly news show all about Embedded technologies and solutions from Embedded Computing Design.

In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Editor-in-Chief Ken Briodagh dives into the transformative role of AI in Smart Manufacturing and the impact of 5G connectivity on enterprise operations with Telit Cinterion’s Bill Dykas, Senior Product Line Manager, and Stan Gray, SVP of IoT Broadband and High Cat Vertical Sales.

But first, Rich, Ken, and I unpack the recent "OpenAI for Government" initiative—a collaboration between OpenAI and the U.S. Department of Defense. Is this a bold step toward smarter public-sector technology, or does it raise serious concerns about security and oversight?

• Next-generation IoT-as-a-service solutions allow businesses to define their model and cost structure during the design phase, providing unprecedented control and flexibility
• Telit Cinterion becomes the single focal point for support and service, eliminating the hassle of dealing with multiple vendors and boosting customer experience

Irvine, California. Telit Cinterion announced the verification of its 5G FN980 and FN990 series data cards. It features an NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU utilizing 8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE CPUs.

Irvine, Calif. Telit released its SE250B4, an Android centered SoM driven by the Qualcomm QCM2290 system-on-chip (SOC) incorporating Qualcomm’s Adreno GPU 702 at 845MHz. The SE250B4 supports various program features and wireless capabilities such as LTE Cat. 4, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, and GNSS.

IRVINE, Calif. Telit released a Cat 13 variant of the Telit LN920 M.2 LTE data card series supporting full compatibility with current Cat 6 and Cat 12 LN920 data cards. The LN920A13 comes powered with the needed speed of 150 Mbps for mobile computing, enterprise routers, video streaming and IoT devices. The download speed of 400Mbps was designed for large bundled data from the edge. Included with the Cat 13 variant is a GNSS location and WCDMA (3G) fallback for scalability within solutions centered around the LN920 series.

IoT company Telit and Aerospace, Defense, Security & Digital Identity company Thales announced they have entered into an agreement under which Telit intends to acquire Thales’ cellular IoT products. The intended transaction includes Thales’ portfolio of cellular wireless communication modules, gateways, and data (modem) cards, ranging from 4G LTE, LPWAN to 5G.