Kilobits per second to Gigabytes per hour conversion

How to convert kilobits per second to gigabytes per hour?

To convert 1 kilobit per second (Kbps) to gigabytes per hour (GB/hr), you need to follow these steps:

1. Convert kilobits per second to kilobits per hour: 1 Kbps = 1 kilobit/second $1 \text{ Kbps} \times 3600 \text{ seconds/hour} = 3600 \text{ kilobits/hour}$

2. Convert kilobits to bits: 1 kilobit = 1000 bits (base 10) $3600 \text{ kilobits/hour} \times 1000 \text{ bits/kilobit} = 3,600,000 \text{ bits/hour}$

3. Convert bits to bytes: 1 byte = 8 bits (regardless of base) $3,600,000 \text{ bits/hour} \div 8 = 450,000 \text{ bytes/hour}$

4. Convert bytes to gigabytes:

   • Base 10: 1 gigabyte = 10^9 bytes (1,000,000,000 bytes) $450,000 \text{ bytes/hour} \div 1,000,000,000 = 0.00045 \text{ GB/hour}$
   • Base 2: 1 gibibyte = 2^30 bytes (1,073,741,824 bytes) $450,000 \text{ bytes/hour} \div 1,073,741,824 = 0.000418 \text{ GiB/hour} \approx 0.00042 \text{ GiB/hour}$

So, the conversion of 1 Kbps is:

• In base 10 (GB): 0.00045 GB/hour
• In base 2 (GiB): 0.00042 GiB/hour

Real-World Examples for Other Quantities of Kilobits per Second:

1. Streaming Audio:

   • Standard quality streaming audio rates range around 128 Kbps.
   • Conversion for 128 Kbps:
     • Kilobits per hour: 128 * 3600 = 460,800 kilobits/hour
     • In base 10 (GB): 0.0576 GB/hour
     • In base 2 (GiB): 0.0538 GiB/hour

2. Low Quality Video (360p):

   • Video streaming at low quality (360p) may consume about 700 Kbps.
   • Conversion for 700 Kbps:
     • Kilobits per hour: 700 * 3600 = 2,520,000 kilobits/hour
     • In base 10 (GB): 0.315 GB/hour
     • In base 2 (GiB): 0.2946 GiB/hour

3. High-Resolution Video (4K):

   • Streaming 4K video can use around 20 Mbps (20,000 Kbps).
   • Conversion for 20,000 Kbps:
     • Kilobits per hour: 20,000 * 3600 = 72,000,000 kilobits/hour
     • In base 10 (GB): 9 GB/hour
     • In base 2 (GiB): 8.4 GiB/hour

These examples give an idea of how various data transfer rates, typically encountered with different types of online content and services, translate to data usage per hour in both gigabytes and gibibytes.