1 Pbps = 125,000,000,000,000 bytes/sec
Petabits Per Second (Pbps) Conversion
Petabit Per Second is the unit of data transfer rate with prefix peta (10¹⁵), measuring bits transmitted per second. 1 Petabit Per Second is equal to 10¹⁵ bits per second = 1.000000e+15 bps. Also see: Megabits Per Second.
Petabit Per Second at a Glance
- Symbol
- Pbps
- System
- Decimal (SI), bit-based
- Definition
- 1,000⁵ bits per second = 10¹⁵ bits per second
- Exact value
- 1.000000e+15 bits per second · 125,000,000,000,000 bytes per second
- Binary twin
- Pebibit Per Second (Pibps) 1 Pbps ≈ 0.8882 Pibps
- Used for
- Internet exchange points, submarine cables, global backbone networks, hyperscale interconnects
Read Your Pbps Value in Every Other Rate
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Petabit Per Second (Pbps) Among Data Transfer Rate Units
What Is Pbps (Petabits Per Second)? Definition and Transfer Rate
A petabit per second is 1,000 terabits per second. Used for internet exchange points and submarine cable capacity. Related: Gibibits Per Second.
Common uses: Internet exchange points, submarine cables, global backbone networks, hyperscale interconnects
Symbol: Pbps
1 petabit per second (Pbps) = 125,000,000,000,000 bytes per second — the petabit per second transfer rate definition used across this bandwidth converter.
Quick Facts: Petabit Per Second (Pbps) Transfer Rate Unit
- Symbol: Pbps
- Unit type: Bit-based transfer unit
- 1 Petabit Per Second = 125,000,000,000,000 bytes per second
- Category: data transfer rate converter, network speed calculator, bandwidth converter
How to Use the Petabit Per Second Speed Converter
- Enter a petabit per second (Pbps) value in the converter above.
- All 34 data transfer rate equivalents — network bandwidth and byte-based throughput alike — update instantly.
- Click any transfer unit link below for a dedicated Pbps-to-unit conversion page with formula and table.
Petabit Per Second at a Glance
| Symbol | Pbps |
|---|---|
| Type | Bit-based transfer unit |
| Bytes/sec equivalent | 125,000,000,000,000 B/s |
| Common uses | Internet exchange points, submarine cables, global backbone networks, hyperscale interconnects |
Petabit Per Second (Pbps) vs Pebibit Per Second (Pibps): Decimal (SI) vs Binary (IEC)
Pebibit Per Second (Pibps) is 12.6% larger than Petabit Per Second (Pbps). Pebibit Per Second uses base 1024 (binary/IEC); Petabit Per Second uses base 1000 (decimal/SI) — the standard used for network bandwidth and ISP speed advertising.
| Unit | Symbol | Base | Bytes/sec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petabit Per Second | Pbps | 1000 | 125,000,000,000,000 |
| Pebibit Per Second | Pibps | 1024 | 140,737,488,355,328 |
FAQs: Petabit Per Second (Pbps) Transfer Rate Conversion
How many bytes per second are in 1 petabit per second?
1 Petabit Per Second (Pbps) equals 125,000,000,000,000 bytes per second.
How do I convert petabits per second to other transfer rate units?
Enter a value in the petabits per second field above — the converter instantly recalculates the equivalent bandwidth or throughput in all 34 data transfer units, from bps to yottabytes per second.
Is petabit per second a measure of network speed or download speed?
Petabit Per Second (Pbps) measures network bandwidth in bits per second — the speed ISPs advertise. Divide by 8 for the equivalent bytes-per-second download speed.
What is Petabit Per Second (Pbps) commonly used for?
Internet exchange points, submarine cables, global backbone networks, hyperscale interconnects.
What is the difference between Petabit Per Second (Pbps) and Pebibit Per Second (Pibps)?
Pebibit Per Second (Pibps) is 12.6% larger than Petabit Per Second (Pbps). Petabit Per Second is the decimal (SI) unit, base 1000, while Pebibit Per Second is the binary (IEC) unit, base 1024.
Convert Petabits Per Second to Any Other Rate
Every Pbps conversion page is one click away.
Bandwidth (Bits/s)
- Pbps → bps Petabit Per Second to Bit Per Second
- Pbps → Kbps Petabit Per Second to Kilobit Per Second
- Pbps → Mbps Petabit Per Second to Megabit Per Second
- Pbps → Gbps Petabit Per Second to Gigabit Per Second
- Pbps → Tbps Petabit Per Second to Terabit Per Second
- Pbps → Ebps Petabit Per Second to Exabit Per Second
- Pbps → Zbps Petabit Per Second to Zettabit Per Second
- Pbps → Ybps Petabit Per Second to Yottabit Per Second
Throughput (Bytes/s)
- Pbps → B/s Petabit Per Second to Byte Per Second
- Pbps → KB/s Petabit Per Second to Kilobyte Per Second
- Pbps → MB/s Petabit Per Second to Megabyte Per Second
- Pbps → GB/s Petabit Per Second to Gigabyte Per Second
- Pbps → TB/s Petabit Per Second to Terabyte Per Second
- Pbps → PB/s Petabit Per Second to Petabyte Per Second
- Pbps → EB/s Petabit Per Second to Exabyte Per Second
- Pbps → ZB/s Petabit Per Second to Zettabyte Per Second
- Pbps → YB/s Petabit Per Second to Yottabyte Per Second
Binary Bandwidth
- Pbps → Kibps Petabit Per Second to Kibibit Per Second
- Pbps → Mibps Petabit Per Second to Mebibit Per Second
- Pbps → Gibps Petabit Per Second to Gibibit Per Second
- Pbps → Tibps Petabit Per Second to Tebibit Per Second
- Pbps → Pibps Petabit Per Second to Pebibit Per Second
- Pbps → Eibps Petabit Per Second to Exbibit Per Second
- Pbps → Zibps Petabit Per Second to Zebibit Per Second
- Pbps → Yibps Petabit Per Second to Yobibit Per Second
Binary Throughput
- Pbps → KiB/s Petabit Per Second to Kibibyte Per Second
- Pbps → MiB/s Petabit Per Second to Mebibyte Per Second
- Pbps → GiB/s Petabit Per Second to Gibibyte Per Second
- Pbps → TiB/s Petabit Per Second to Tebibyte Per Second
- Pbps → PiB/s Petabit Per Second to Pebibyte Per Second
- Pbps → EiB/s Petabit Per Second to Exbibyte Per Second
- Pbps → ZiB/s Petabit Per Second to Zebibyte Per Second
- Pbps → YiB/s Petabit Per Second to Yobibyte Per Second