Kilobits per Second

Also known as: kbps

Kilobits per Second (kbps) is a commonly used unit of measurement in telecommunications for the rate or speed at which data is transferred. One kbps is equal to 1000 bits per second. Data rate also gives a measure of the bandwidth on a digital data transmission channel.

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Last updated 10th September 2009, 08:33 BST