HDMI Forum has announced the upcoming release of version 2.2 of the HDMI specification.

The HDMI specification will give more options for the HDMI ecosystem as there are more advanced options to create, distribute and experience optimal end user outcomes. A higher 96Gbps bandwidth and next-gen HDMI fixed rate link technology will boost audio and video for a range of device applications.

Faster 96Gbps bandwidth improves data-intensive, immersive and virtual applications, spatial reality and light field displays as well as numerous commercial applications.

To improve AV synchronisation, the Latency Indication Protocol (LIP) has been included for multi-hop system configurations. The specification includes an Ultra96 HDMI cable that supports 96Gbps bandwidth to enable all HDMI 2.2 specifications features.

“The HDMI Forum’s continuing mission is to develop specifications to meet the HDMI eco-system’s growing demand for high-performance capabilities and features,” HDMI Forum president Chandlee Harrell says.

“This new specification supports the fast-evolving landscape for amazing new technologies and products entering the markets now and in the future.”

The new specifications will be available to all HDMI 2.x owners who will be notified of its release in H1 2025.