Megabit per second (Mbps)

Definición

One million bits per second (10⁶ bit/s) in the decimal SI convention.

Historia

The megabit per second applies the SI prefix mega- (one million) to the bit per second. Network and telecommunications rates use these decimal prefixes; IEC 80000-13 reserves binary prefixes (Mibit/s) for the 1,024-based scale.

Dónde se usa

Broadband plans, Ethernet ports, and speed tests are commonly quoted in megabits per second.

Usos habituales: broadband plans, LAN links.

Páginas de conversión

Estas páginas convierten megabit per second a otra unidad de data rate, o desde ella.

• Gigabit per second a megabit per second

Otras unidades de Data rate

• Gigabit per second (Gbps)

Fuentes

• IEC 80000-13 IEC 80000-13 (quantities and units — information science); NIST on binary prefixes · Conjunto de datos revisado el 11 nov 2026