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Canonical announces Zephyr 26.04 LTS
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Canonical announces Zephyr 26.04 LTS, an enterprise RTOS distribution offering up to 15 years of security maintenance and native OTA support via Golioth.
The announcement directly addresses the EU Cyber Resilience Act's requirement for five years of security maintenance, extending support to 15 years and providing a single vendor for both Linux and microcontroller device support, reducing complexity for manufacturers.
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Zephyr 26.04 LTS provides up to 15 years of security maintenance, exceeding the standard five-year upstream support and meeting EU CRA requirements.
The distribution includes native Golioth SDK integration for OTA updates and remote management, eliminating the need for custom update tools.
Support extends to essential tooling like West, ensuring comprehensive maintenance across the microcontroller ecosystem.
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