Kbps

What is a Kilobit per Second?

Data Transfer Unit

Definition

Kilobits per second (Kbps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000 bits per second.

Popular Kilobit per Second Conversions

Most common conversions from Kilobits per Second

1 Kbps = 1,000 bps Kilobit per Second to Bits per Second 1 Kbps = 0.001 Mbps Kilobit per Second to Megabits per Second 1 Kbps = 0.000001 Gbps Kilobit per Second to Gigabits per Second 1 Kbps = 125 B/s Kilobit per Second to Bytes per Second 1 Kbps = 0.125 KB/s Kilobit per Second to Kilobytes per Second 1 Kbps = 0.000125 MB/s Kilobit per Second to Megabytes per Second

History

Kbps was common during the dial-up internet era when modems operated at 28.8-56 Kbps.

Common Uses

Voice call encoding
Low-bandwidth audio streaming
Legacy network equipment
IoT device data rates

Fun Facts

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Dial-up modems maxed out at 56 Kbps

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MP3 audio is typically 128-320 Kbps

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VoIP calls use about 64 Kbps

All Kilobit per Second Conversions

Kilobits per Second to Bits per Second Kbps → bps Kilobits per Second to Megabits per Second Kbps → Mbps Kilobits per Second to Gigabits per Second Kbps → Gbps Kilobits per Second to Bytes per Second Kbps → B/s Kilobits per Second to Kilobytes per Second Kbps → KB/s Kilobits per Second to Megabytes per Second Kbps → MB/s Kilobits per Second to Gigabytes per Second Kbps → GB/s