Kilobits per hour (Kb/hour) to Gigabits per hour (Gb/hour) conversion

Kilobits per hour to Gigabits per hour conversion table

Kilobits per hour (Kb/hour)Gigabits per hour (Gb/hour)
00
10.000001
20.000002
30.000003
40.000004
50.000005
60.000006
70.000007
80.000008
90.000009
100.00001
200.00002
300.00003
400.00004
500.00005
600.00006
700.00007
800.00008
900.00009
1000.0001
10000.001

How to convert kilobits per hour to gigabits per hour?

Sure! Let's break down the conversion from kilobits per hour to gigabits per hour.

Conversion Basics

1 kilobit (Kb) = 1,000 bits (b) (in base 10) 1 kilobit (Kb) ≈ 1,024 bits (b) (in base 2)

1 gigabit (Gb) = 1,000,000,000 bits (b) (in base 10) 1 gigabit (Gb) = 1,073,741,824 bits (b) (in base 2)

Base 10 Conversion

To convert 1 kilobit per hour (Kb/h) to gigabits per hour (Gb/h) in base 10: 1 Kb = 1,000 bits 1 Gb = 1,000,000,000 bits

So, 1Kb/h=1,000bits/hour1,000,000,000bits=0.000001Gb/h1 \, \text{Kb/h} = \frac{1,000 \, \text{bits/hour}}{1,000,000,000 \, \text{bits}} = 0.000001 \, \text{Gb/h}

Base 2 Conversion

To convert 1 kilobit per hour (Kb/h) to gigabits per hour (Gb/h) in base 2: 1 Kb = 1,024 bits 1 Gb = 1,073,741,824 bits

So, 1Kb/h=1,024bits/hour1,073,741,824bits0.0000009537Gb/h1 \, \text{Kb/h} = \frac{1,024 \, \text{bits/hour}}{1,073,741,824 \, \text{bits}} ≈ 0.0000009537 \, \text{Gb/h}

Real World Examples

Let's consider some other quantities of kilobits per hour and their equivalents in gigabits per hour.

  1. 10,000 Kb/h:

    • Base 10: 10,000×0.000001=0.01Gb/h10,000 \times 0.000001 = 0.01 \, \text{Gb/h}
    • Base 2: 10,000×0.0000009537=0.009537Gb/h10,000 \times 0.0000009537 = 0.009537 \, \text{Gb/h}
  2. 50,000 Kb/h:

    • Base 10: 50,000×0.000001=0.05Gb/h50,000 \times 0.000001 = 0.05 \, \text{Gb/h}
    • Base 2: 50,000×0.0000009537=0.047685Gb/h50,000 \times 0.0000009537 = 0.047685 \, \text{Gb/h}
  3. 100,000 Kb/h:

    • Base 10: $100,000 \times 0.000001 = 0.1 , \text{Gb/h} \ )
    • Base 2: $100,000 \times 0.0000009537 = 0.09537 , \text{Gb/h} \ )

These conversions help in understanding the scale of data transfer, like for internet speeds, large file transfers, or streaming data over networks. For instance, imagine a video streaming service measuring data throughput; understanding conversions and scales helps in optimizing and planning network requirements efficiently.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Gigabits per hour to other unit conversions.

What is Kilobits per hour?

Kilobits per hour (kbph or kb/h) is a unit used to measure the speed of data transfer. It indicates the number of kilobits (thousands of bits) of data that are transmitted or processed in one hour. This unit is commonly used to express relatively slow data transfer rates.

Understanding Kilobits and Bits

Before diving into kilobits per hour, let's clarify the basics:

  • Bit: The fundamental unit of information in computing, represented as either 0 or 1.

  • Kilobit (kb): A unit of data equal to 1,000 bits (decimal, base 10) or 1,024 bits (binary, base 2).

    • Decimal: 1 kb = 10310^3 bits = 1,000 bits
    • Binary: 1 kb = 2102^{10} bits = 1,024 bits

Defining Kilobits per Hour

Kilobits per hour signifies the quantity of data, measured in kilobits, that can be moved or processed over a period of one hour. It is calculated as:

Data Transfer Rate (kbph)=Amount of Data (kb)Time (hour)\text{Data Transfer Rate (kbph)} = \frac{\text{Amount of Data (kb)}}{\text{Time (hour)}}

Decimal vs. Binary Kilobits per Hour

Since a kilobit can be interpreted in both decimal (base 10) and binary (base 2), the value of kilobits per hour will differ depending on the base used:

  • Decimal (Base 10): 1 kbph = 1,000 bits per hour
  • Binary (Base 2): 1 kbph = 1,024 bits per hour

In practice, the decimal definition is more commonly used, especially when dealing with network speeds and storage capacities.

Real-World Examples of Kilobits per Hour

While modern internet connections are significantly faster, kilobits per hour was relevant in earlier stages of technology.

  • Early Dial-up Modems: Very old dial-up connections operated at speeds in the range of a few kilobits per hour (e.g., 2.4 kbph, 9.6 kbph).
  • Machine to Machine (M2M) communication: Certain very low bandwidth applications for sensor data transfer might operate in this range, such as very infrequent updates from remote monitoring devices.

Historical Context and Relevance

While there isn't a specific law or famous person directly associated with kilobits per hour, the concept of data transfer rates is deeply rooted in the history of computing and telecommunications. Claude Shannon, an American mathematician, and electrical engineer, is considered the "father of information theory." His work laid the foundation for understanding data compression and reliable communication, concepts fundamental to data transfer rates. You can read more about Claude Shannon.

What is Gigabits per hour?

Gigabits per hour (Gbps) is a unit used to measure the rate at which data is transferred. It's commonly used to express bandwidth, network speeds, and data throughput over a period of one hour. It represents the number of gigabits (billions of bits) of data that can be transmitted or processed in an hour.

Understanding Gigabits

A bit is the fundamental unit of information in computing. A gigabit is a multiple of bits:

  • 1 bit (b)
  • 1 kilobit (kb) = 10310^3 bits
  • 1 megabit (Mb) = 10610^6 bits
  • 1 gigabit (Gb) = 10910^9 bits

Therefore, 1 Gigabit is equal to one billion bits.

Forming Gigabits per Hour (Gbps)

Gigabits per hour is formed by dividing the amount of data transferred (in gigabits) by the time taken for the transfer (in hours).

Gigabits per hour=GigabitsHour\text{Gigabits per hour} = \frac{\text{Gigabits}}{\text{Hour}}

Base 10 vs. Base 2

In computing, data units can be interpreted in two ways: base 10 (decimal) and base 2 (binary). This difference can be important to note depending on the context. Base 10 (Decimal):

In decimal or SI, prefixes like "giga" are powers of 10.

1 Gigabit (Gb) = 10910^9 bits (1,000,000,000 bits)

Base 2 (Binary):

In binary, prefixes are powers of 2.

1 Gibibit (Gibt) = 2302^{30} bits (1,073,741,824 bits)

The distinction between Gbps (base 10) and Gibps (base 2) is relevant when accuracy is crucial, such as in scientific or technical specifications. However, for most practical purposes, Gbps is commonly used.

Real-World Examples

  • Internet Speed: A very high-speed internet connection might offer 1 Gbps, meaning one can download 1 Gigabit of data in 1 hour, theoretically if sustained. However, due to overheads and other network limitations, this often translates to lower real-world throughput.
  • Data Center Transfers: Data centers transferring large databases or backups might operate at speeds measured in Gbps. A server transferring 100 Gigabits of data will take 100 hours at 1 Gbps.
  • Network Backbones: The backbone networks that form the internet's infrastructure often support data transfer rates in the terabits per second (Tbps) range. Since 1 terabit is 1000 gigabits, these networks move thousands of gigabits per second (or millions of gigabits per hour).
  • Video Streaming: Streaming platforms like Netflix require certain Gbps speeds to stream high-quality video.
    • SD Quality: Requires 3 Gbps
    • HD Quality: Requires 5 Gbps
    • Ultra HD Quality: Requires 25 Gbps

Relevant Laws or Figures

While there isn't a specific "law" directly associated with Gigabits per hour, Claude Shannon's work on Information Theory, particularly the Shannon-Hartley theorem, is relevant. This theorem defines the maximum rate at which information can be transmitted over a communications channel of a specified bandwidth in the presence of noise. Although it doesn't directly use the term "Gigabits per hour," it provides the theoretical limits on data transfer rates, which are fundamental to understanding bandwidth and throughput.

For more details you can read more in detail at Shannon-Hartley theorem.

Complete Kilobits per hour conversion table

Enter # of Kilobits per hour
Convert 1 Kb/hour to other unitsResult
Kilobits per hour to bits per second (Kb/hour to bit/s)0.2777777777778
Kilobits per hour to Kilobits per second (Kb/hour to Kb/s)0.0002777777777778
Kilobits per hour to Kibibits per second (Kb/hour to Kib/s)0.0002712673611111
Kilobits per hour to Megabits per second (Kb/hour to Mb/s)2.7777777777778e-7
Kilobits per hour to Mebibits per second (Kb/hour to Mib/s)2.6490953233507e-7
Kilobits per hour to Gigabits per second (Kb/hour to Gb/s)2.7777777777778e-10
Kilobits per hour to Gibibits per second (Kb/hour to Gib/s)2.5870071517097e-10
Kilobits per hour to Terabits per second (Kb/hour to Tb/s)2.7777777777778e-13
Kilobits per hour to Tebibits per second (Kb/hour to Tib/s)2.5263741715915e-13
Kilobits per hour to bits per minute (Kb/hour to bit/minute)16.666666666667
Kilobits per hour to Kilobits per minute (Kb/hour to Kb/minute)0.01666666666667
Kilobits per hour to Kibibits per minute (Kb/hour to Kib/minute)0.01627604166667
Kilobits per hour to Megabits per minute (Kb/hour to Mb/minute)0.00001666666666667
Kilobits per hour to Mebibits per minute (Kb/hour to Mib/minute)0.0000158945719401
Kilobits per hour to Gigabits per minute (Kb/hour to Gb/minute)1.6666666666667e-8
Kilobits per hour to Gibibits per minute (Kb/hour to Gib/minute)1.5522042910258e-8
Kilobits per hour to Terabits per minute (Kb/hour to Tb/minute)1.6666666666667e-11
Kilobits per hour to Tebibits per minute (Kb/hour to Tib/minute)1.5158245029549e-11
Kilobits per hour to bits per hour (Kb/hour to bit/hour)1000
Kilobits per hour to Kibibits per hour (Kb/hour to Kib/hour)0.9765625
Kilobits per hour to Megabits per hour (Kb/hour to Mb/hour)0.001
Kilobits per hour to Mebibits per hour (Kb/hour to Mib/hour)0.0009536743164063
Kilobits per hour to Gigabits per hour (Kb/hour to Gb/hour)0.000001
Kilobits per hour to Gibibits per hour (Kb/hour to Gib/hour)9.3132257461548e-7
Kilobits per hour to Terabits per hour (Kb/hour to Tb/hour)1e-9
Kilobits per hour to Tebibits per hour (Kb/hour to Tib/hour)9.0949470177293e-10
Kilobits per hour to bits per day (Kb/hour to bit/day)24000
Kilobits per hour to Kilobits per day (Kb/hour to Kb/day)24
Kilobits per hour to Kibibits per day (Kb/hour to Kib/day)23.4375
Kilobits per hour to Megabits per day (Kb/hour to Mb/day)0.024
Kilobits per hour to Mebibits per day (Kb/hour to Mib/day)0.02288818359375
Kilobits per hour to Gigabits per day (Kb/hour to Gb/day)0.000024
Kilobits per hour to Gibibits per day (Kb/hour to Gib/day)0.00002235174179077
Kilobits per hour to Terabits per day (Kb/hour to Tb/day)2.4e-8
Kilobits per hour to Tebibits per day (Kb/hour to Tib/day)2.182787284255e-8
Kilobits per hour to bits per month (Kb/hour to bit/month)720000
Kilobits per hour to Kilobits per month (Kb/hour to Kb/month)720
Kilobits per hour to Kibibits per month (Kb/hour to Kib/month)703.125
Kilobits per hour to Megabits per month (Kb/hour to Mb/month)0.72
Kilobits per hour to Mebibits per month (Kb/hour to Mib/month)0.6866455078125
Kilobits per hour to Gigabits per month (Kb/hour to Gb/month)0.00072
Kilobits per hour to Gibibits per month (Kb/hour to Gib/month)0.0006705522537231
Kilobits per hour to Terabits per month (Kb/hour to Tb/month)7.2e-7
Kilobits per hour to Tebibits per month (Kb/hour to Tib/month)6.5483618527651e-7
Kilobits per hour to Bytes per second (Kb/hour to Byte/s)0.03472222222222
Kilobits per hour to Kilobytes per second (Kb/hour to KB/s)0.00003472222222222
Kilobits per hour to Kibibytes per second (Kb/hour to KiB/s)0.00003390842013889
Kilobits per hour to Megabytes per second (Kb/hour to MB/s)3.4722222222222e-8
Kilobits per hour to Mebibytes per second (Kb/hour to MiB/s)3.3113691541884e-8
Kilobits per hour to Gigabytes per second (Kb/hour to GB/s)3.4722222222222e-11
Kilobits per hour to Gibibytes per second (Kb/hour to GiB/s)3.2337589396371e-11
Kilobits per hour to Terabytes per second (Kb/hour to TB/s)3.4722222222222e-14
Kilobits per hour to Tebibytes per second (Kb/hour to TiB/s)3.1579677144893e-14
Kilobits per hour to Bytes per minute (Kb/hour to Byte/minute)2.0833333333333
Kilobits per hour to Kilobytes per minute (Kb/hour to KB/minute)0.002083333333333
Kilobits per hour to Kibibytes per minute (Kb/hour to KiB/minute)0.002034505208333
Kilobits per hour to Megabytes per minute (Kb/hour to MB/minute)0.000002083333333333
Kilobits per hour to Mebibytes per minute (Kb/hour to MiB/minute)0.000001986821492513
Kilobits per hour to Gigabytes per minute (Kb/hour to GB/minute)2.0833333333333e-9
Kilobits per hour to Gibibytes per minute (Kb/hour to GiB/minute)1.9402553637822e-9
Kilobits per hour to Terabytes per minute (Kb/hour to TB/minute)2.0833333333333e-12
Kilobits per hour to Tebibytes per minute (Kb/hour to TiB/minute)1.8947806286936e-12
Kilobits per hour to Bytes per hour (Kb/hour to Byte/hour)125
Kilobits per hour to Kilobytes per hour (Kb/hour to KB/hour)0.125
Kilobits per hour to Kibibytes per hour (Kb/hour to KiB/hour)0.1220703125
Kilobits per hour to Megabytes per hour (Kb/hour to MB/hour)0.000125
Kilobits per hour to Mebibytes per hour (Kb/hour to MiB/hour)0.0001192092895508
Kilobits per hour to Gigabytes per hour (Kb/hour to GB/hour)1.25e-7
Kilobits per hour to Gibibytes per hour (Kb/hour to GiB/hour)1.1641532182693e-7
Kilobits per hour to Terabytes per hour (Kb/hour to TB/hour)1.25e-10
Kilobits per hour to Tebibytes per hour (Kb/hour to TiB/hour)1.1368683772162e-10
Kilobits per hour to Bytes per day (Kb/hour to Byte/day)3000
Kilobits per hour to Kilobytes per day (Kb/hour to KB/day)3
Kilobits per hour to Kibibytes per day (Kb/hour to KiB/day)2.9296875
Kilobits per hour to Megabytes per day (Kb/hour to MB/day)0.003
Kilobits per hour to Mebibytes per day (Kb/hour to MiB/day)0.002861022949219
Kilobits per hour to Gigabytes per day (Kb/hour to GB/day)0.000003
Kilobits per hour to Gibibytes per day (Kb/hour to GiB/day)0.000002793967723846
Kilobits per hour to Terabytes per day (Kb/hour to TB/day)3e-9
Kilobits per hour to Tebibytes per day (Kb/hour to TiB/day)2.7284841053188e-9
Kilobits per hour to Bytes per month (Kb/hour to Byte/month)90000
Kilobits per hour to Kilobytes per month (Kb/hour to KB/month)90
Kilobits per hour to Kibibytes per month (Kb/hour to KiB/month)87.890625
Kilobits per hour to Megabytes per month (Kb/hour to MB/month)0.09
Kilobits per hour to Mebibytes per month (Kb/hour to MiB/month)0.08583068847656
Kilobits per hour to Gigabytes per month (Kb/hour to GB/month)0.00009
Kilobits per hour to Gibibytes per month (Kb/hour to GiB/month)0.00008381903171539
Kilobits per hour to Terabytes per month (Kb/hour to TB/month)9e-8
Kilobits per hour to Tebibytes per month (Kb/hour to TiB/month)8.1854523159564e-8

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