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2026 (3)

August (1)

k8s: Gateway API v1.6: TCPRoute and UDPRoute Graduate to Standard

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-08-03

Gateway API v1.6.0 promotes TCPRoute and UDPRoute to Standard/v1, adding GA-level raw TCP and UDP routing. It also moves experimental APIs into a separate gateway.networking.x-k8s.io group with X-prefixed kinds to make the experimental boundary explicit.

July (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Application Routing with Gateway API

Azure Updates

2026-07-28

Application Routing with Gateway API is now generally available on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). It lets teams use the Kubernetes Gateway API for ingress routing while supporting existing deployments.

June (1)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Application Gateway for Containers – Inference gateway

Azure Updates

2026-06-24

Application Gateway for Containers is adding a preview inference gateway capability. It brings the Kubernetes Gateway API Inference Extension to support AI inference traffic handling for Kubernetes workloads.