Megabit

A megabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Mbit (or Mb).

1 megabit = 106 = 1,000,000 bits which is equal to 125,000 bytes or 125 kilobytes.

The megabit is most commonly used when referring to data transfer rates in network speeds, e.g. a 100 Mbit/s (megabit per second) Fast Ethernet connection. In this context, like elsewhere in telecommunications, it always equals 106 bits. Residential high speed internet access is often advertised incorrectly in megabits (a unit of information) rather than megabit per second.