A new, super-fast version of USB 4 is on the way, and you won’t even need to buy a new cable to use it. According to the USB Promoter Group, the next-generation USB Version 2.0 standard is “waiting release” and will double the capacity of existing USB 4 ports from 40 Gbps to up to 80 Gbps.
The new standard is also backwards compatible with earlier USB 4 cables, which is remarkable. This means that existing USB-C connections capable of 40 Gbps will benefit from greater speeds when the new standard is released. “Key characteristics of the updated USB4 solution include: Up to 80 Gbps operation, based on a new physical layer architecture, using existing 40 Gbps USB Type-C passive cables and newly-defined 80 Gbps USB Type-C active cables,” according to the press release.
The USB Promoter Group didn’t go into specifics, but a spokeswoman for the group told it was “a requirement when the new specification was developed and the specifics as to how 80Gbps signaling is accomplished will be disclosed once the final specification is released.”
It is unknown when the new standard will be available to customers. According to the USB Promoter Group’s news release, the “update is specifically targeted to developers at this time” so it may be some time before the rest of us can acquire laptops with the new super-fast port.
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