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Is it Megabits or MegaBytes?

Q) Is Mbps in the speed test graphic referring to “mega bits per second” or “mega bytes per second”?

A) It’s mega bits per second. A byte is a measurement of size while bps is a measure of speed such as sending something across the internet. An uppercase B always stands for “bytes” while a lowercase “b” always stands for “bits per second”.

• Kbps is spoken as Kilobits, equals 1,000 bits per second and is also abbreviated Kb or Kbits
• Mbps is spoken as Megabits, equals 1 million (1,000,000) bits per second and is also abbreviated Mb or Mbits
• Gbps is spoken as Gigabits, equals 1 billion (1,000,000,000) bits per second and is also abbreviated Gb or Gbits