Bandwidth Calculator Per User

This tool gives the bandwidth per user on a network.

Enter

  • Speed of Internet Connection
  • Number of Simultaneous Users

Once this number is calculated, refer to the tables below which provide the recommended bandwidth depending on application.


	

			

		

						

				

				

                

			

			
						

		

		






Example Calculation





If the Internet connection has a capacity of 500 Megabit/s and there are 20 simultaneous users, the bandwidth per user is 25 Mbit/s. This is more than adequate for all applications below.





Bandwidth Requirements for Different Applications





Video Conferencing





ApplicationUploadDownload
Google Meet2000 kbps2000 kbps
Skype512 kbps8000 kbps 
Teams2500 kbps4000 kbps
Zoom2000 kbps4000 kbps





Streaming Audio* 





ApplicationUploadDownload
Amazon Music–4000 kbps
Apple Music–5000 kbps
YouTube Music–512 kbps
Spotify–512 kbps





* Best quality





Streaming Video*





ServiceUploadDownload
Amazon Prime Video–5 Mbps
Disney+–5 Mbps
Netflix–5 Mbps





* Standard definition content





Online Gaming





PlatformUploadDownload
Sony PS4 and PS515 Mbps15 Mbps
Nintendo Switch1 Mbps3 Mbps
Xbox0.5 Mbps3 Mbps





Voice Calls





ApplicationUploadDownload
Microsoft Teams58 kbps58 kbps
Skype100 kbps100 kbps
Telegram48 kbps48 kbps
Whatsapp48 kbps48 kbps
Zoom70 kbps70 kbps





Video Calls





ApplicationUploadDownload
Skype500 kbps500 kbps
Microsoft Teams1500 kbps1500 kbps
Telegram700 kbps700 kbps
WhatsApp700 kbps700 kbps
Zoom600 kbps600 kbps





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References





[1]  Zoom bandwidth requirements





[2]  Skype Bandwidth requirements





[3]  Google Meet Bandwidth requirements





[4]  Audio Requirements for Apple Music





[5]  Getting Started with Playstation 





[6]  Opus codec on Wikipedia





[7]  Advanced Video Coding on Wikipedia