The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has launched Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT), a new optional feature of Bluetooth Core 7.0 designed to revolutionize wireless audio and data transfer. This standard supports speeds up to 7.5 Mbps, nearly four times faster than current Bluetooth LE, enabling lossless, high-resolution, spatial, and surround sound audio. While promising significant improvements in audio latency and energy efficiency, HDT requires new hardware, specifically updated processors, making it more than a simple software update.
Manufacturers will need to adopt the technology, incurring additional costs, which may slow widespread implementation. The Bluetooth SIG expects support to emerge by 2027. Although Apple has not officially commented, the organization believes the tech giant's interest is very high, citing executive participation in standard discussions.
The future of premium wireless audio depends on hardware adoption across the industry.
Source: AppleInsider · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing