Megabit per second
A megabit per second (mbps or mbit/s) is a unit of data transmission equal to 1,000 kilobits per second or 1,000,000 bits per second.
Most video applications are measured in mbit/s: 32 kbit/s – videophone quality (minimum necessary for a recognizable talking head) 2 Mbit/s – VHS quality 8 Mbit/s – DVD quality 55 Mbit/s – HDTV quality
Confusion
One megabit per second should not be confused with mibibit per second:
Related rates
Base 10:
:kilobit per second << megabit per second << gigabit per second Base 2:
:kibibit per second << mibibit per second << gibibit per second
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