56 Kilobits per Second to Kilobytes per Second

7 KB/s

56 Kbps = 7 KB/s

56 Kbps = 7 KB/s

To convert kilobits per second to kilobytes per second, multiply the value by the conversion factor:

1 Kbps = 0.125 KB/s
56 Kbps × 0.125 = 7 KB/s

Reverse: 7 kilobytes per second = 56 kilobits per second

kilobits per second (Kbps) kilobytes per second (KB/s)
56 7
128 16
256 32
1000 125

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.