Convert Bits per second to Terabits per second
Convert Bits per second (bit/s) to Terabits per second (Tbit/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
Tbit/s = bit/s × 1.000000000e-12
About Bits per second
Bit per second (bit/s) is the fundamental SI data-rate unit - one binary digit transmitted per second. Shannon's channel capacity C = B log₂(1 + S/N) expresses maximum achievable bit/s. Early RS-232 serial links ran at 110-9,600 bit/s; GSM voice uses 13 kbit/s; a coin-flip entropy source produces 1 bit/s per flip. 1 bit/s = 0.125 B/s = 10⁻³ kbit/s.
About Terabits per second
Terabit per second (Tbit/s) = 10¹² bit/s (SI). Internet backbone scale: MAREA cable (2017) = 200 Tbit/s per fibre pair; 2Africa cable (2024) = 180 Tbit/s. DWDM: 100 wavelengths × 800 Gbit/s = 80 Tbit/s per fibre. H100 GPU HBM3 memory bandwidth = 3.35 Tbit/s per GPU. NTT lab record (2023): 1,200 Tbit/s over a single fibre. 1 Tbit/s = 10¹² bit/s = 125 GB/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Bits per second (bit/s) | Terabits per second (Tbit/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 bit/s | 1 × 10-12 Tbit/s |
| 2 bit/s | 2 × 10-12 Tbit/s |
| 5 bit/s | 5 × 10-12 Tbit/s |
| 10 bit/s | 1 × 10-11 Tbit/s |
| 25 bit/s | 2.5 × 10-11 Tbit/s |
| 50 bit/s | 5 × 10-11 Tbit/s |
| 100 bit/s | 1 × 10-10 Tbit/s |