| Minimum (kbps)* | Maximum (kbps)* | Recommended* | |
|
Audio 1:1 calls |
50 | 50 | 50 |
| Conference call | 32 per participant | 160, max. for 5 participants | 160, max. for 5 participants |
| Video 1:1 calls | 800 | 800 | 800 |
| Video conference | 600 per participant | 3600, max 6 participants | 3600, max 6 participants |
*All numbers are estimates.
n: number of participants
For example:
A 10-minute 1:1 audio call on Wire uses roughly 3MB of data.
A 10-minute 1:1 video call on Wire uses roughly 50MB of data.
A 10-minute conference call with 6+ participants audio only uses roughly 10MB of data.
A 10-minute conference call with 6+ participants all on video would use 230MB of data.
For constant bit rate (CBR), bandwidth consumption for audio calls is about 20-30% higher than variable bit rate (VBR). For video calls, the audio portion of the call will increase in the same way.
File transfer or another network usage may heavily affect audio and video call quality.