Bitrates of live streaming of the mainstream OTT services.
Bitrates are approximate - measured over 1-2 months of testing!
MYTV Mana-Mana - 1.3Mbps (480p), 2.3Mbps (720p), 3.5Mbps (1080p) (ad breaks before video)
RTM Klik - 800kbps (480p), 1.1-1.2Mbps (720p), 2.7Mbps (1080p) - Avoid using RTM Klik for live streaming - picture quality is absolutely trash. Use Mana-Mana instead.
Sooka/Astro - up to 910kbps (480p), up to 1.7Mbps (720p), around 4Mbps (1080p).
Only paying customers get to enjoy 720p/1080p in app. Ad breaks before video (not applicable to Sooka Premium subscribers)
Tonton - around 3.15Mbps (720p), around 4.95Mbps (1080p) - resolution is 100% auto on app (can't be selected). However, there are ad breaks on TV streams on app, especially if you are free viewer. Ad breaks before video. Use Unifi TV to stream TV3, 8TV and TV9 instead if you don't want sudden ad breaks.
Unifi TV - 3.9-5.3Mbps (1080p) - resolution is 100% auto on app (can't be selected!) (you can stream more than one channel but the usage increases)
YouTube - Around 2.5Mbps (on one stream I tested, the bitrate varies at 2Mbps) (Note that YouTube uses VP9 encoding to save royalty fees - which the codec is more efficient than H.264, while others use the more standard H.264) (1080p)
Unifi TV, Sooka and Tonton requires registration/login.
Mainstream 12Mbps "unlimited" mobile data plans will work fine on these (as long as you don't break FUP limits - usually 200GB/month - you can actually stream 2-3 hours of 1080p live broadcast per day without breaking the FUP - note that this doesn't include other usages, yet! It is not realistic to just stream live TV on a mobile data plan - one will usually do more than just that!)
A fixed/fibre broadband connection is still recommended for this purpose as it provides unlimited data usage and high reliability.
Fun fact: all 4 MP channels audio over Unifi TV is in mono quality unlike DTT one.