1000 Kilobits per Second to Kilobytes per Second
Result
1000 Kbps = 125 KB/s
1000 Kbps = 125 KB/s
How to Convert kilobits per second to kilobytes per second
To convert kilobits per second to kilobytes per second, multiply the value by the conversion factor:
Reverse: 125 kilobytes per second = 1000 kilobits per second
Reverse: 125 kilobytes per second = 1000 kilobits per second
kilobytes per second to kilobits per second converterAbout These Units
kilobits per second (Kbps)
Kilobits per second (Kbps) was the speed of the early internet. Dial-up modems peaked at 56 Kbps. Early MP3s were 128 Kbps. Today, it's considered very slow, suitable only for text or low-quality audio.
CD-quality audio is 1,411 Kbps.
Commonly used in: Audio streaming quality, 2G cellular networks, Voice calls (VoIP), Text messaging, Low-bandwidth IoT.
kilobytes per second (KB/s)
Kilobytes per second (KB/s) measures real file transfer speed. In the early 2000s, watching a download bar tick up in KB/s was a daily ritual. 1 KB/s equals 8 Kbps.
Downloading a floppy disk took about 1-2 minutes at 10 KB/s.
Commonly used in: Downloading small files, E-readers, Background updates, Logging systems.