Gigabits (Gbit) to Megabits (Mbit) Conversion
Gigabits
The gigabit (Gbit) is a unit of digital information equal to 1,000,000,000 bits (10⁹ bits). It is the standard for high-speed network connections: enterprise ethernet, home fibre broadband, and data centre interconnects are rated in gigabits per second (Gbps). One Gbps equals 125 megabytes per second (MB/s). Modern smartphones can receive 5G data at speeds approaching several Gbps under optimal conditions.
Megabits
The megabit (Mbit) is a unit of digital information equal to exactly 1,000,000 bits (10⁶ bits). It is the standard unit for expressing internet connection speeds: a "100 Mbps" broadband connection transfers 100 million bits per second, equivalent to 12.5 megabytes (MB/s). This factor-of-8 difference between megabits and megabytes is a frequent source of consumer confusion when comparing marketed connection speeds against actual file download rates.
| Gigabits (Gbit) | Megabits (Mbit) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 Gbit | 100 Mbit |
| 1 Gbit | 1000 Mbit |
| 2 Gbit | 2000 Mbit |
| 3 Gbit | 3000 Mbit |
| 5 Gbit | 5000 Mbit |
| 10 Gbit | 10000 Mbit |
| 20 Gbit | 20000 Mbit |
| 30 Gbit | 30000 Mbit |
| 50 Gbit | 50000 Mbit |
| 100 Gbit | 100000 Mbit |
| 1000 Gbit | 1000000 Mbit |