Nordic lancerer 'life-time' flat-rate FOTA-løsninger

Nordic Semiconductors nRF Cloud tilbyder nu producenter en CRA-ready 'lifetime' firmware opdateringsløsning, der er præ-integreret i firmaets IoT-enheder (in english).

Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity solutions, announces a significant step in preparing customers for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), with nRF Cloud now offering a one-time, upfront, lifetime FOTA (Firmware Over-the-Air) and device management license.

According to the CRA, manufacturers deploying connected devices on the European market must provide security updates for identified vulnerabilities throughout each device’s lifetime, starting in 2027.

Available across Nordic’s low-power wireless portfolio, nRF Cloud enables developers to meet CRA secure update requirements in minutes instead of months, avoiding the complexity of building their own update infrastructure, and with a simple one-time cost.

- Preparing for compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act is going to add significant operational overhead and project complexity for device manufacturers. With the enforcement of the CRA approaching quickly, Nordic is providing solutions that simplify and accelerate the compliance process for its customers, explains François Baldassari, founder of Memfault and VP Software Services at Nordic Semiconductor.

Pre-integrated on every Nordic-based device, nRF Cloud provides manufacturers a turnkey foundation for EU CRA and U.S. Cyber Trust Mark readiness. This is done by ensuring secure updates, auditability, and long-term support are straightforward and cost-predictable across the product lifecycle.

Lifetime pricing that redefines FOTA economics

Traditional FOTA approaches require ongoing cloud fees or expensive custom infrastructure. The lifetime FOTA model from Nordic Semiconductor replaces this with a single upfront fee that covers secure updates and device management for the device’s entire lifespan. This ensures long-term maintainability and regulatory compliance.

- Lifetime FOTA turns long-term device support from a cost burden into a competitive advantage. Manufacturers can maintain device security, and ship features, fixes, and improvements to deployed devices without worrying about costs and complexity, explains Baldassari. 

- Furthermore, by unifying silicon, software, and cloud, we make regulatory readiness practical on day one and sustainable for years, reducing total cost of ownership and accelerating time-to-market.