Bluetooth is getting a big boost to data transfer speeds

<figure> <img alt="A sign over the Bluetooth SIG group at a trade show." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Bluetooth SIG" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/bluetooth1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) that oversees the wireless standard has <a href="https://www.bluetooth.com/press/bluetooth-high-data-throughput-opens-a-new-chapter-in-wireless-performance/">formally adopted Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT)</a> as an optional feature of the Bluetooth Core 7.0. It's an upgrade the <a href="https://www.bluetooth.com/bluetooth-resources/demo-how-bluetooth-high-data-throughput-accelerates-data-transfer-speed/">Bluetooth SIG has been previewing over the past year</a> that increases Bluetooth LE's maximum supported bit rate from 2 Mbps to 7.5 Mbps. It will allow for higher resolution audio to be streamed but also improvements to battery life and reliability.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The primary application for Bluetooth HDT will once again be for wireless audio, with the first devices supporting the new feature expected to appear sometime in 2027. The increased bit rate wil …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1026308/bluetooth-le-sig-high-data-throughput-hdt">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>