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Economic Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
GPMI is coming: The new tech that could replace HDMI, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt
Photo Credit - X: Md Atiquz Zaman A new tech called GPMI has been announced. GPMI stands for General Purpose Media Interface. It's a new type of cable that can do many things with just one wire – like sending video, audio, internet, and even power. GPMI was created by more than 50 Chinese tech companies. Some big companies involved are Hisense, Skyworth, TCL, and others. It could replace popular cables like HDMI, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt in the future. GPMI can support 8K video, which means super high-quality pictures. It also helps reduce the number of cables needed when connecting devices, as stated by The Indian Express. Type-C GPMI cable – works with USB-C, supports 96 Gbps bandwidth and gives 240W of power. Type-B GPMI cable – uses a special connector, supports 192 Gbps bandwidth and gives 480W of power. Even though the Type-C GPMI is slower than Type-B, it's still more than twice as fast as regular USB4 ports, which usually offer 40 Gbps. So, GPMI is faster, more powerful, and more useful than the current tech like HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB, as mentioned by The Indian Express report. People in the tech world have mixed feelings about GPMI. Big hardware and software companies see that GPMI is powerful. Companies like Huawei and TCL are already using GPMI, showing they trust it. More big companies might start using GPMI soon, according to the report by Allianz Technologies. ALSO READ: Grey's Anatomy's Eric Dane reveals ALS fight — spot the early signs before it's too late China is playing a big role in creating and growing GPMI tech. Chinese companies want the world to start using GPMI. The Chinese government is supporting this move. They want to compete with technology from Western countries, as per the Allianz Technologies. Chinese tech companies are already putting GPMI into their devices. This could help GPMI become popular all over the world. Because of China's involvement, GPMI will likely be cheaper and easier to get. This means both normal people and businesses can use it easily. Big Chinese tech companies supporting GPMI makes it more likely to be used has a bright future but also some problems to solve. One big problem is getting many people and companies to use it. It might be hard to work with old devices and it could cost a lot to add GPMI, as stated by Allianz GPMI is good for new tech like AI, AR/VR, and gaming. It can handle better screen quality, faster speeds, and many devices at once. This makes GPMI ready for future technology needs, as per reports. Q1. What is GPMI?GPMI stands for General Purpose Media Interface. It's a new cable that can send video, audio, internet, and power using just one wire. Q2. Who created GPMI? GPMI was developed by over 50 Chinese tech companies, including Hisense, Skyworth, and TCL.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
GPMI is coming: The new tech that could replace HDMI, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt
GPMI comes in two types: Type-C GPMI cable – works with USB-C, supports 96 Gbps bandwidth and gives 240W of power. Type-B GPMI cable – uses a special connector, supports 192 Gbps bandwidth and gives 480W of power. Industry reactions to GPMI technology Live Events China's role in GPMI technology Future of GPMI FAQs (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A new tech called GPMI has been announced. GPMI stands for General Purpose Media Interface . It's a new type of cable that can do many things with just one wire – like sending video, audio, internet, and even power. GPMI was created by more than 50 Chinese tech big companies involved are Hisense, Skyworth, TCL , and others. It could replace popular cables like HDMI, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt in the future. GPMI can support 8K video, which means super high-quality pictures. It also helps reduce the number of cables needed when connecting devices, as stated by The Indian though the Type-C GPMI is slower than Type-B, it's still more than twice as fast as regular USB4 ports, which usually offer 40 Gbps. So, GPMI is faster, more powerful, and more useful than the current tech like HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB, as mentioned by The Indian Express in the tech world have mixed feelings about GPMI. Big hardware and software companies see that GPMI is powerful. Companies like Huawei and TCL are already using GPMI, showing they trust it. More big companies might start using GPMI soon, according to the report by Allianz is playing a big role in creating and growing GPMI tech. Chinese companies want the world to start using GPMI. The Chinese government is supporting this move. They want to compete with technology from Western countries, as per the Allianz tech companies are already putting GPMI into their devices. This could help GPMI become popular all over the world. Because of China's involvement, GPMI will likely be cheaper and easier to get. This means both normal people and businesses can use it easily. Big Chinese tech companies supporting GPMI makes it more likely to be used has a bright future but also some problems to solve. One big problem is getting many people and companies to use it. It might be hard to work with old devices and it could cost a lot to add GPMI, as stated by Allianz GPMI is good for new tech like AI, AR/VR, and gaming. It can handle better screen quality, faster speeds, and many devices at once. This makes GPMI ready for future technology needs, as per stands for General Purpose Media Interface. It's a new cable that can send video, audio, internet, and power using just one was developed by over 50 Chinese tech companies, including Hisense, Skyworth, and TCL.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Chinese HDMI Rival Offers Double the Bandwidth and Near 500W Power
A Chinese conglomerate has debuted a new cable standard that could rival entrenched cables like HDMI and USB-C. The new General Purpose Media Interface, or GPMI, reportedly offers up to 192Gbps of bandwidth (more than double that of HDMI 2.2), as well as power delivery of up to 480W and networking support. It's even USB-C compatible. If these specifications prove true, it would make the GPMI the most capable cable standard in the world and by quite some margin. When it comes to video and audio transmission cables, the premier standards used in most modern TVs, monitors, and external displays are HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB-C. HDMI 2.2 is the latest and greatest of that standard and can offer bandwidth up to 96Gbps, giving it support for 8K resolution and 4K at up to 240Hz, but it doesn't support power delivery. USB-C can go up to 80Gbps with USB4 and it can deliver up to 240W, as well as offering networking support. DisplayPort 2.1b is capable of up to 80Gbps, with similar resolution and refresh rate support to HDMI 2.2, but it can't deliver power. Can you see why a USB-C capable 192Gbps cable with up to 480W of power delivery would be game-changing? That's what GPMI purports to be. HDMI connectors are standard on every display, but I'm not sure manufacturers will want to add a competitor. Credit: Jason Cohen/PCMag The Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance suggests that the GPMI standard has two headers: a Type-C connector, which is compatible with USB-C and offers 96Gbps and up to 240W power delivery, and a proprietary Type-B connector. That design gives the full 192Gbps and 480W of power, as per TechSpot. On top of its raw specifications, the technology group behind the cable claims it can also be daisy chained for streamlined cabling over longer distances. It supports HDMI-CEC, so you can control multiple devices connected over GPMI using a single remote. It's already been licensed by the USB Implementer Forum, so is ready for official USB-C interoperability, and there are said to be up to 50 companies working on using the new standard, including major display companies like TCL and Hisense. This is very promising for GPMI and suggests it will find a big market in China, at least. The question is whether companies that are more interested in selling to Western markets will consider it. Although it represents a big upgrade over the capabilities of HDMI and USB-C, those standards are embedded in a range of devices, and backward compatibility is a major selling point of their continued use. Switching to a compatible solution might work, but GPMI's real capabilities appear to be in its proprietary standard. Breaking that into established markets will be far harder.
