Convert Petabits per second to Bits per second
Convert Petabits per second (Pbit/s) to Bits per second (bit/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bit/s = Pbit/s × 1000000000000000
About Petabits per second
Petabit per second (Pbit/s) = 10¹⁵ bit/s (SI). Research-scale only: NTT (2024) achieved 1.53 Pbit/s over a single fibre using space + wavelength division multiplexing. The combined peak of the world's largest internet exchange points (DE-CIX, AMS-IX) is multi-Tbit/s. Global IP traffic ≈ 1.8 Pbit/s sustained average in 2030 forecast. 1 Pbit/s = 10¹⁵ bit/s = 125 TB/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
| Petabits per second (Pbit/s) | Bits per second (bit/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 Pbit/s | 1 × 1015 bit/s |
| 2 Pbit/s | 2 × 1015 bit/s |
| 5 Pbit/s | 5 × 1015 bit/s |
| 10 Pbit/s | 1 × 1016 bit/s |
| 25 Pbit/s | 2.5 × 1016 bit/s |
| 50 Pbit/s | 5 × 1016 bit/s |
| 100 Pbit/s | 1 × 1017 bit/s |