If you find it more convenient to think of bandwidth in terms of transfer time for files of various sizes, which are expressed on bytes rather than bits, the following chart may be helpful.
|
GigaBytes/month (GB/mo) |
MegaBytes/month (MB/mo) |
Megabits/sec (Mbps) |
Kilobits/sec (Kbps) |
Telco Standard |
|
150 |
150,000 |
0.5 |
463 |
|
|
166 |
166,000 |
0.5 |
512 |
512K |
|
250 |
250,000 |
0.8 |
772 |
|
|
500.3 |
500,300 |
1.5 |
1,544 |
T-1 |
|
1,000 |
1,000,000 |
3.1 |
3,086 |
|
|
5,000 |
5,000,000 |
15.4 |
15,432 |
|
|
10,000 |
10,000,000 |
30.9 |
30,864 |
|
|
14,495 |
14,494,500 |
44.7 |
44,736 |
T-3 |
|
15,000 |
15,000,000 |
46.3 |
46,296 |
|
|
16,796 |
16,796,000 |
51.8 |
51,840 |
OC-1 |
|
20,000 |
20,000,000 |
61.7 |
61,728 |
|
|
25,000 |
25,000,000 |
77.2 |
77,160 |
|
|
30,000 |
30,000,000 |
92.6 |
92,593 |
|
|
40,000 |
40,000,000 |
123.5 |
123,457 |
|
|
50,389 |
50,388,500 |
155.5 |
155,520 |
OC-3 |
|
75,000 |
75,000,000 |
231.5 |
231,481 |
|
|
100,000 |
100,000,000 |
308.6 |
308,642 |
|