Bandwidth Calculator
Calculate the bandwidth required to support a number of concurrent users with a given data usage over time.
How it works
The bandwidth calculator turns three numbers — the number of users, the data each user consumes, and the time window — into a single bandwidth requirement.
The formula
bandwidth (bps) = users × data per user (bits) ÷ time window (seconds)
For example, 50 users consuming 5 MB per minute each need about 33.3 Mbps. This is a baseline; real networks should leave headroom for peaks and protocol overhead.
Examples
Worked examples:
- 10 users × 2 MB/min → 2.67 Mbps
- 100 users × 10 MB/hour → 2.22 Mbps
- 500 users × 5 MB/hour → 5.56 Mbps