The maximum bit rate of Bluetooth LE will increase by nearly four times.
The maximum bit rate of Bluetooth LE will increase by nearly four times.
by Andrew LiszewskiNov 4, 2026, 3:19 PM UTCImage: Bluetooth SIGAndrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) that oversees the wireless standard has formally adopted Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT) as an optional feature of the Bluetooth Core 7.0. It’s an upgrade the Bluetooth SIG has been previewing over the past year 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.
