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Data Transfer Rate Converter

Convert between network bandwidth / transfer rate units

1,000 bps

rate:1 Kbps = 1000 bps

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1 Kbps
Unit Symbol Value
Bits (network bandwidth)
Bits/secondbps1,000
Kilobits/secondKbps1
Megabits/secondMbps0.001
Gigabits/secondGbps0.000001
Bytes (download speed)
Bytes/secondB/s125
Kilobytes/secondKB/s0.125
Megabytes/secondMB/s0.000125
Gigabytes/secondGB/s1.25e-7

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Data transfer rate is the most intuitive indicator of network bandwidth and download speed. When applying for broadband, the "gigabit" mentioned means 1000 Mbps (megabits per second), while your download progress shows MB/s (megabytes per second).

History & Background

From early dial-up (calculated in bps) to today's all-optical networks, transfer rates have experienced a massive leap. Interestingly, network engineers and hardware engineers used different naming conventions (bit vs. Byte).

Conversion Details

Note: network bandwidth uses bits, while file size uses bytes — 1 byte = 8 bits.

Common conversions: 1 Byte/s = 8 bps, 1 MB/s = 8 Mbps.