24/7 Live Streaming Cost Projection

Project future costs based on registered users and engagement patterns

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Configuration

users
Total number of registered users on your platform
%
20% of registered users = 2,000 Monthly Active Users
times
Average number of times a user watches per month
minutes
Average viewing duration per session
10% of MAU
Percentage of monthly active users online simultaneously at peak (200 viewers)
1 channel
Total number of 24/7 live streaming channels
2 output renditions selected
📊 Nielsen Study (Indonesia, 2022):
"Mobile streaming reaches over 80% of Indonesian TV audience"
• Average streaming: 9 hours per month
Optimized for Indonesian viewers with Jakarta-based infrastructure
% cached
Live streams have lower cache ratios than VOD content
Higher redundancy ensures uptime for critical broadcasts
Total Streaming Hours/Month: 3,600
Total Data Transfer: 120 TB
Origin Server Load: 30 TB
Encoder Instances Needed: 5

Monthly Cost Comparison

Amazon Web Services

$0
CloudFront CDN $0
MediaLive Input (Ingestion) $0
MediaLive Encoding (0 channels) $0
MediaPackage $0
EC2 Origin (0 instances) $0
Data Transfer $0

Google Cloud Platform

$0
Cloud CDN $0
Live Stream Input (Ingestion) $0
Live Stream API (0 channels) $0
Cloud Storage $0
Compute Engine (0 instances) $0
Network Egress $0

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

$0
CDN $0
Media Flow Input (Ingestion) $0
Media Flow Transcoding (0 channels) $0
Object Storage $0
Compute Origin (0 instances) $0
Data Transfer $0

Tencent Cloud

$0
CDN $0
Live Stream Input (Ingestion) $0
Live Transcoding (0 channels) $0
COS Storage $0
CVM Compute (0 instances) $0
Traffic Package $0

Indonesia Region Pricing Details

Amazon Web Services (Indonesia)

CloudFront CDN: First 1 TB: FREE, Next 9 TB: $0.090/GB (+6% vs US), Next 40 TB: $0.095/GB
MediaLive Input (1 Year Reserved): <10 Mbps: $0.0662/hour, 10-20 Mbps: $0.082/hour, 20-50 Mbps: $0.0994/hour, Indonesia: +5% premium over Singapore
MediaLive Encoding (1 Year Reserved): SD (≤480p): $0.0994/hour per output, HD (720p+): $0.1987/hour per output, Indonesia: +5% premium over Singapore
MediaPackage: $0.04/GB (origin packaging)
EC2 Origin: $84/month per instance (+20% regional premium)
Data Transfer Out: First 100 GB: FREE, Next 10 TB: $0.12/GB, Beyond: $0.11/GB (+25% regional premium)

Google Cloud Platform (Indonesia)

Cloud CDN: First 10 TiB: $0.092/GiB (+15% Asia Pacific), 10-150 TiB: $0.063/GiB
Live Stream API Input: SD (480p): $0.13/hour, HD (720p): $0.27/hour, UHD (4K): $1.60/hour
Live Stream API Output: SD: $0.42/hour per output, HD: $0.86/hour per output
Cloud Storage: $0.030/GB/month (Asia multi-region)
Compute Engine: $55/month per n2-standard-2 (+10% regional premium)
Network Egress: $0.15/GB (+25% Asia Pacific premium)
✓ Pricing for Jakarta (asia-southeast2) region

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (Indonesia)

CDN: First 10 TB: $0.06/GB (+8% regional), Beyond 10 TB: $0.05/GB
Media Flow Input (Ingestion): • <5 Mbps (SD): $0.15/hour
• 5-10 Mbps (HD): $0.18/hour
• 10-20 Mbps (Full HD): $0.22/hour
• 20+ Mbps (4K): $0.25/hour
• Indonesia: +8% regional premium over base rates
Media Flow Transcoding: $0.055/GB of packaged content (+8% regional premium)
Object Storage: $35/month (minimal for DVR/buffer)
Compute Origin: $50/month per E4 Flex instance (+12% regional premium)
Data Transfer: First 10 TB: FREE, Beyond: $0.085/GB (+10% regional premium)
✓ Competitive pricing with generous free tiers

Tencent Cloud (Indonesia)

CDN: First 10 TB: $0.098/GB (+23% regional), Beyond 10 TB: $0.086/GB
Live Transcoding (24/7): SD (480p): $0.73/hour (+10% regional), HD (720p): $1.10/hour (+10% regional)
COS Storage: $0.024/GB/month (Asia Pacific)
CVM Compute: $47/month (+5% regional premium)
Traffic: $0.095/GB (+15% regional premium)
✓ Pricing for Jakarta region with strong local presence

Assumptions & Methodology for 24/7 Live Streaming Projection

User Engagement Model

  • MAU calculated as percentage of registered users
  • Flexible watch frequency per user
  • Customizable session duration
  • Peak concurrent based on MAU percentage

Encoding & Infrastructure

  • Each channel requires dedicated encoder instance
  • Redundancy multiplies encoding costs
  • Origin servers: 1 per 1,600 concurrent viewers (cache misses)
  • Auto-scaling for viewer spikes

Cost Factors

  • Encoding: Per-hour channel cost (24/7)
  • CDN: Based on total viewing hours × bitrate
  • Storage: Minimal (only DVR/catch-up)
  • Origin servers: Based on cache efficiency
  • Packaging: Per-stream manifest generation