Gigabit (Gbit)

A Gigabit (Gb or Gbit) is a decimal unit of digital information that is equal to 1,000,000,000 bits and it is commonly used to express data transfer speeds, such as the speed of an internet connection and to measure the size of a file. In the context of data storage and memory, the binary-based unit of gibibit (Gibit) is used instead.

Summary :

Unit SymbolGb or Gbit
Standarddecimal
Defined Value10^9 or 1000^3 Bits
Value in Bits1,000,000,000
Value in Bytes125,000,000
Related Data Units:
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