r the 2025-2026 term reflects the deep investment of our vendors in the Istio open source project, especially in the area of <a href=/v1.25/blog/2024/ambient-reaches-ga/>ambient mode</a>. As was the case last year, we have five companies represented in our Contribution Seats:</p><div class=centered-block><table style=display:table><thead><tr><th>Company</th><th>Seat allocation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Solo.io</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Microsoft</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Huawei</td><td>1</td></tr><t