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The kibibyte is a the unit of data transfer rate. The binary prefix kibi means 210, or 1024; therefore, 1 kibibyte per second is 1024 bytes per second. The unit symbol for the kibibyte per second is KiB / s.
The kilobit per second is a the unit bit for data transfer rate. The prefix kilo- (symbol k) is defined in the International System of Units (SI) as a multiplier of 103 (1 thousand), and therefore, 1 kilobit / s = 103bits / s = 1000 bits / s.