# what measures should i put in mind when i decide bandwidth?

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/what-measures-should-i-put-in-mind-when-i-decide-bandwidth/46985>\
**Category:** Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)\
**Created:** [April 28, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-measures-should-i-put-in-mind-when-i-decide-bandwidth/46985 "2016-04-28T11:38:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![amr\_mohammed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@amr\_mohammed](https://community.wowza.com/u/amr_mohammed)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-measures-should-i-put-in-mind-when-i-decide-bandwidth/46985/1 "2016-04-28T11:38:01Z")

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Hello, i am new to streaming and this is probably the wrong place to post this but i don’t know where else, do guide me if i am wrong tho. anyway i was trying to figure out how much of bandwidth do i need to stream 1080p or 720p concert, i didn’t see on wowza the bitrate requirement for each resolution however i googled a bit and it seems that a lot of people have a lot of different answers for that question, so i will try to ask it here maybe i would get some result, what’s the average bitrate for 720p and 1080 live streaming? also what’s the average amount of bandwidth do i need to professionally live stream? a lot of people recommended 4mb internet but maybe it wont be enough? please do tell me if you know and again i am sorry if this is not the place to ask the question.

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**Author:** ![Mac\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/mac_hill/32/434_2.png) [@Mac\_Hill](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mac_Hill)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/what-measures-should-i-put-in-mind-when-i-decide-bandwidth/46985/2 "2016-04-29T07:06:26Z")

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Hello,

First, welcome to the realm of streaming and please know we are here to help. I have a great article for you to review that will address the encoder best practices for Wowza Streaming Cloud. This will address everything you need to configure on your encoder to have a great playback experience.

[How to encode source video for Wowza Streaming Cloud](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-encode-source-video-for-wowza-streaming-cloud)

Regards,

Mac