Canonical announced Zephyr 26.04 LTS, an enterprise-ready Real-Time Operating System distribution offering up to 15 years of support for MCU-grade embedded devices. The release targets silicon vendors and OEMs seeking to meet EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) compliance while gaining predictable long-term firmware maintenance through Ubuntu's release cycle. It is available via Ubuntu Pro for Devices subscription.
Background
Zephyr is a popular open-source RTOS for microcontrollers maintained by the Zephyr Project consortium, widely used in IoT and automotive embedded systems. The EU Cyber Resilience Act, set to take effect in 2027, imposes mandatory security and patch-management requirements on connected devices, driving demand for long-supported RTOS distributions among manufacturers.
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- Lobsters
- Published
- Sep 21, 2026 at 09:53 PM
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- 6.0 / 10