Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation megabit
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- initialism
Megabit , a unit of information or computer storage.
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Examples
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There are 8 bits in a byte so 1 Mb is 1/8th of a MB.
Why are download speeds faster than upload speeds? | Sync Blog 2007
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Tiscali broadband offers the highest possible speeds that your line can achieve up to 8 Mb, which is more than enough for today's demanding consumer.
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Tiscali broadband offers the highest possible speeds that your line can achieve up to 8 Mb, which is more than enough for today's demanding consumer.
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DOCSIS 3.0 specifies 8-channel bonding, and if memory serves, TI and Broadcom have both announced silicon supporting this, available to ship 3Q09, upping the total data bandwidth on DOCSIS 3.0 networks to 300 Mb/s.
Verizon: Cablevision’s 101 Mbps Broadband a “Parlor Trick” 2009
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If all they get for that money is some crappy 20 Mb/s (and maybe, hopefully higher capacity in 4 years – at an investment of how much?)
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The Big Bang Theory S03E22 – The Staircase Implementation AVI | Comedy | 175 Mb The Big Bang Theory is a comedy series about four brilliant scientists who know all about the world of physics.
Planet-x.com.au » The Big Bang Theory S03E22 – The Staircase Implementation » Free … 2010
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An 8-channel bonded DOCSIS plant with 20: 1 oversubscription, 125 HH per node, and 50% take rate gives average capacity of 93 Mb/s per user – on par with GPON with a 32-customer split.
Verizon: Cablevision’s 101 Mbps Broadband a “Parlor Trick” 2009
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ADSL2 can give you 24 Mb/s dedicated to a single customer – but the uplink is shared.
Verizon: Cablevision’s 101 Mbps Broadband a “Parlor Trick” 2009
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AT&T gives me 5.1 Mb downstream, just over 600Kb up.
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The best we can have is 1,5 Mb (in theory) for the public.
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