Gigabits (Gbit) to Petabits (Pbit) 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.
Petabits
The petabit (Pbit) is a unit of digital information equal to 10¹⁵ bits. It is used to describe the aggregate capacity of large networks and data centre interconnects. Global internet traffic was estimated at several hundred exabits per month in 2022 — where one exabit equals 1,000 petabits. National telecommunications backbone networks and the largest internet exchange points are measured in petabits per second of total switching capacity.
| Gigabits (Gbit) | Petabits (Pbit) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 Gbit | 1.0E-7 Pbit |
| 1 Gbit | 1.0E-6 Pbit |
| 2 Gbit | 2.0E-6 Pbit |
| 3 Gbit | 3.0E-6 Pbit |
| 5 Gbit | 5.0E-6 Pbit |
| 10 Gbit | 1.0E-5 Pbit |
| 20 Gbit | 2.0E-5 Pbit |
| 30 Gbit | 3.0E-5 Pbit |
| 50 Gbit | 5.0E-5 Pbit |
| 100 Gbit | 0.0001 Pbit |
| 1000 Gbit | 0.001 Pbit |