To handle the increased bandwidth, HDMI 2.2 requires new cables. Though colloquially these will almost certainly get called "HDMI 2.2 cables" their actual name is Ultra96. Mercifully, the connector is the same, so you won't need to replace all your cables if you get a device with HDMI 2.2.

The HDMI Forum, the organization that develops the HDMI specification, said in a press release published at CES 2025 today that HDMI 2.2 doubles the bandwidth from a maximum of 48Gbps possible with the previous HDMI 2.

The HDMI Forum and VESA had announcements for the upcoming HDMI 2.2 and DisplayPort 2.1b respectively at CES 2025 mostly to introduce future cables

With the increasing popularity of 4K and even 8K displays, today at CES 2025 the HDMI Forum officially revealed version 2.2 of the HDMI spec. While the shape of the connector and its general capabilities aren’t changing a ton,

About seven years after the HDMI 2.1 specification was introduced, the HDMI Forum has announced the next generation: HDMI 2.2, which will require new cables to take advantage of its most high-performance features.

The new specification is named HDMI 2.2, but compatible cables will carry an "Ultra96" marker to indicate that they can carry 96GBps, double the 48 of HDMI 2.1b. The Forum anticipates this will result in higher resolutions and refresh rates and a "next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link .

HDMI Forum announces HDMI 2.2 with doubled bandwidth and improved audio sync, requiring new Ultra96 cables for next-generation display capabilities.