Typical Speeds of Telecommunications Transmission Media
|
MEDIUM
|
SPEED
|
|
Twisted
Wire
|
Up
to 1 Gbps
|
|
Microwave
|
Up
to 600+ Mbps
|
|
Satellite
|
Up
to 600+ Mbps
|
|
Coaxial
Cable
|
Up
to 1 Gbps
|
Fiber Optic Cable
|
Up
to 6+ Tbps
|
Gbps: Megabits per second
Mbps: Gigabits per second
Tbps: Terabits per second
