Shaun Abram
Technology and Leadership Blog
How long to transfer a file of size X over a Y Mbps line?
How long does it take to transfer a file of size X over a Y Mbps line?
A 1 MB file over a 1 Mbps line takes 8 seconds. Not 1 second, due to MegaBytes over MegaBits
1 GB over 1 Mbps = 8192 secs (8*1024; 2.2755 Hours)
1 TB over 1 Mbps = 8388608 secs (2,330 Hours = 97 days)
So a good rule of thumb to remember is:
1Tb over 1Mbps takes ~100 days (8 * 1,000,000 secs)
There are also good online calculators for this. For example:
Convert Megabits Per Second to Terabytes Per Month
Tags: data, datatransmission, mbps