Telecommunications Data Speed
Notes:
| K | Kilo, 1,000 |
| Kbps | Kilobits |
| M | Mega, 1,000,000 Million |
| Mbps | Megabits |
| Gbps | Gigabits, 1,000 Mega |
| Line Type | Downstream (Download Time) | Upstream (Upload Time) |
| Phone, 56K | 53.3K | 33.6K |
| ISDN | 128K | 128K |
| A-DSL | 144K- 2.2Mbps | 90- 640Kbps |
| Cable | 200K- 1.2Mbps | 100- 200Kbps |
| Satellite (2-way) | 300- 900Kbps | 50- 150Kbps |
| T-1 | 1.54Mbps 24 Circuits x 64K |
1.54 Mbps 300 times faster than 56K |
| T-3 | 45Mbps | 45Mbps |
| OC-3 | 155Mbps | 155Mbps |
| OC-12 | 622Mbps | 622Mbps |
| OC-48 | 2.5Gbps | 2.5Gbps |
| OC-192 | 10Gbps | 10Gbps |