Convert Kilobits per second to Bits per second

Convert Kilobits per second (kbit/s) to Bits per second (bit/s) instantly and accurately.

Kilobits per second (kbit/s)
Bits per second (bit/s)

Conversion Formula

bit/s = kbit/s × 1000

About Kilobits per second

Kilobit per second (kbit/s) = 1,000 bit/s (SI). The classic unit for narrowband telecoms: dial-up (V.90) = 56 kbit/s; ISDN BRI = 64-128 kbit/s; G.711 VoIP = 64 kbit/s; Opus (WhatsApp, Discord) = 6-510 kbit/s adaptive; Bluetooth Classic = 1,000 kbit/s; Zigbee/Z-Wave = 20-250 kbit/s. 1 kbit/s = 1,000 bit/s = 125 B/s.

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.

Quick Reference Table

Kilobits per second (kbit/s)Bits per second (bit/s)
1 kbit/s1000 bit/s
2 kbit/s2000 bit/s
5 kbit/s5000 bit/s
10 kbit/s10000 bit/s
25 kbit/s25000 bit/s
50 kbit/s50000 bit/s
100 kbit/s100000 bit/s

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