En la tabla abajo tenemos las velocidades máximas de algunas conexiones de datos como backbones, LANs, WLAN, MANs y WAN.
Las velocidades indicadas son las máximas que no siempre se pueden alcanzar debido a diversos factores.
| 13.271 Gbps | OC-255 |
| 10 Gbps | OC-192 |
| 4.976 Gbps | OC-96 |
| 2.488 Gbps | OC-48, STS-48 |
| 2.325 Gbps | SCI-Net |
| 1.866 Gbps | OC-36 |
| 1.244 Gbps | OC-24 |
| 1 Gbps | UltraFast Ethernet |
| 933.12 Mbps | OC-18 |
| 622.08 Mbps | OC-12, STS-12, STM-4 |
| 565.148 Mbps | E5 |
| 466.56 Mbps | OC-9 |
| 274 Mbps | E4, T4 |
| 155.52 Mbps | OC-3, STS-3 |
| 108 Mbps | 802.11, 802.11g extenstions WI-FI |
| 100 Mbps | CDDI, FDDI, Fast Ethernet, Category 5 Cable |
| 54 Mbps | 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11g WI-FI |
| 53 Mbps | HSSI cable |
| 51.84 Mbps | OC-1, STS-1 |
| 44.736 Mbps | T3, DS3 North America |
| 34.368 Mbps | E3, DS3 Europe |
| 20 Mbps | Category 4 cable |
| 16 Mbps | Fast Token Ring LANs |
| 11 Mbps | 802.11, 802.11b WI-FI |
| 10Mbps | Thin Ethernet, Category 3 Cable, cable modem |
| 8.448 Mbps | E2 Europe |
| 6.312 Mbps | T2, DS2 North America |
| 6.144 Mbps | Highest speed ADSL downstream (2 pair) |
| 4 Mbps | Token Ring networks |
| 3.152 Mbps | T1c, DS1c |
| 2.048 Mbps | E1, DS1 Europe |
| 2 Mbps | 802.11, Original 802.11 WI-FI |
| up to 2 Mbps | UMTS wireless |
| 1.544 Mbps | ADSL, T1, DS1 North America |
| 1 Mbps | 802.11, Original 802.11 WI-FI |
| 896 Kbps | High speed ADSL downstream |
| 512 Kbps | Fast ADSL downstream |
| 384 Kbps | Standard ADSL downstream |
| 384 Kbps | Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) wireless |
| 256 Kbps | Fast ADSL upstream |
| 256 Kbps | Average ADSL downstream |
| 230.4 Kbps | AppleTalk networks |
| 128 Kbps | Standard ADSL upstream |
| 128 Kbps | ISDN |
| 56 Kbps to 114 Kbps | GPRS wireless |
| 64 Kbps | ISDN (std) |
| 64 Kbps | DS0, pulse code modulation |
| up to 56 Kbps | HSCSD wireless |
| 56 Kbps | K56FLEX, U.S. Robotics X2 modems, V.90 |
| 33.6 Kbps | K56FLEX, X2 modem communications rate |
| 28.8 Kbps | V.34, Rockwell V.Fast Class modems |
| 20 Kbps | Level 1 cable, minimum cable data speed |
| 19.2 Kbps | V.32ter modem, |
| 14.4 Kbps | V.32bis modem, V.17 Fax |
| 9,600 to 14,400 Kbps | GSM telefono inalambrico |
| 9600 bps | velocidad de los modems de los anos 1990s |
| 4800 bps | velocidad de los modems de los anos 1980s |
| 2400 bps | velocidad de los modems de los anos del medio de 1980s |
| 1200 bps | velocidad de los modems del inicio de los anos 1980s |
| 300 bps | velocidad de los modems de los anos 1970s y anteriores |
| 60 bps | teletipos antiguos |