As we note in our USB 4 FAQ, very few companies have announced USB 4 products of any kind so, when someone announces an officially-certified USB 4 cable, it's newsworthy. Club 3D has introduced one of the industry's first USB 4 certified cables and it supports all the features that were announced for the standard, including data transfer rates of up to 40 Gbps, alternate modes as well as a 100W power delivery.
Modern interconnection standards promise high performance and a host of additional features like power delivery, but in many cases actual cables do not support announced speed and/or capabilities as manufacturers are eager to cut down their costs by reducing the number of wires inside their cables (or by other means) yet continue using advertised brands. To tackle this problem in case of the latest USB 4 standard, the USB Implementers Forum has introduced two certification programs that verify capabilities of a particular cable: USB 20 Gbps and USB 40 Gbps.
