When displaying a download rate to users should it be Mbps or MB/s?

1. Is download speed MB or MB?
2. Why use Mbps instead of MB s?
3. Why is download speed measured in megabits?
4. How many Mbps is 1 MB?

Is download speed MB or MB?

How are broadband speeds measured? Broadband speeds are measured in 'megabits per second', often shortened to Mb Mbits p/s or Mbps. Bits are tiny units of data, with a megabit representing a million of them. The higher the number of Mbps (megabits per second) you have, the speedier your online activity should be.

Why use Mbps instead of MB s?

Mbps (or Mb/s) with a lowercase "b" means megabits per second. Mb/s is used to measure internet download and upload speeds. MBps (or MB/s) with an uppercase "B" means megabytes per second. MB/s is used to measure file size, or the speed of data transfer.

Why is download speed measured in megabits?

As to why we measure internet speed in bits even though the internet delivers bytes of data, it is because the internet delivers those bytes of data as single bits at a time.

How many Mbps is 1 MB?

How many MegaBits per Second in one MegaByte per Second? Using the binary convention megabyte (MB), there are 8.192 megabits per second (mbps) in 1 megabyte per second (MB/s).