Everyone deserves the right internet speed and everyone wants the best bang for a buck. To ensure our internet bandwidth, we all run speed tests from our Internet Speed Provider or public speed test tools like fast.com or speed.cloudflare.com and more. But do we know how the speed got measured under the hood? In this blog post, we will see how the Internet Speed Test works?

What Is an Internet Speed Test?

The Internet Speed Test helps us to understand how fast our internet connection is. It is primarily based on Download and Upload speed, usually measured in megabits per second (Mbps), but varies based on which tool you are using. One megabit is equal to 1,024 kilobits.