Methods and apparatus to identify wireless carrier performance effects

1. A computer implemented method to score a wireless carrier, comprising:

monitoring, via a computer, a wireless carrier for carrier operating parameters, the wireless carrier associated with an indication of a media content presentation on a wireless device;

detecting, via the computer, a subscriber action associated with the indication of the media content presentation; and

generating, via the computer, a wireless carrier score based on the subscriber action and the carrier operating parameters by assigning a first scoring factor to the wireless carrier when the subscriber action is indicative of a retransmission request, and assigning a second scoring factor to the wireless carrier when the subscriber action is indicative of a cancel request.

2. A method as defined in claim 1 , further including generating a report including the wireless carrier score.

3. A method as defined in claim 1 , further including identifying a heuristic set based on a combination of the subscriber action and one or more of the carrier operating parameters.

4. A method as defined in claim 3 , wherein the identified heuristic set is associated with a heuristic scoring factor.

5. A method as defined in claim 1 , further including:

generating a plurality of wireless carrier scores over a time period for a plurality of wireless carriers; and

identifying a carrier rank of the wireless carrier based on the plurality of wireless carrier scores.

6. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first scoring factor has a magnitude greater than the second scoring factor.

7. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the carrier operating parameters include at least one of a frame rate, a bandwidth, a resolution, a bit rate, a latency, a signal strength or a channel power.

8. An apparatus to score a wireless carrier, the apparatus comprising:

a data acquisition engine to monitor a wireless carrier for carrier operating parameters, the wireless carrier associated with an indication of a media content presentation on a wireless device;

a heuristics engine to detect a media action associated with the indication of the media content presentation and the heuristic engine to assign a first scoring factor to the media action when the media action is indicative of a retransmission request, and to assign a second scoring factor to the media action when the media action is indicative of a cancel request; and

a scoring engine to generate a wireless carrier score based on the media action and the carrier operating parameters.

9. An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , further including a carrier measurement entity to generate a report including the wireless carrier score.

10. An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the heuristics engine is to identify a heuristic set based on a combination of the media action and one or more of the carrier operating parameters.

11. An apparatus as defined in claim 10 , wherein the heuristics engine is to associate the heuristics set with a heuristic scoring factor.

12. An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the scoring engine is to:

generate a plurality of wireless carrier scores over a time period for a plurality of wireless carriers; and

identify a carrier rank of the wireless carrier based on the plurality of wireless carrier scores.

13. An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first scoring factor magnitude is greater than the second scoring factor.

14. An apparatus as defined in claim 8 , wherein the carrier operating parameters include at least one of a frame rate, a bandwidth, a resolution, a bit rate, a latency, a signal strength or a channel power.

15. A tangible machine readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

monitor a wireless carrier for carrier operating parameters, the wireless carrier associated with an indication of a media content presentation on a wireless device;

detect a media action associated with the indication of the media content presentation; and

generate a wireless carrier score based on the media action and the carrier operating parameters by assigning a first scoring factor to the wireless carrier when the media action is a subscriber generated retransmission request, and assigning a second scoring factor to the wireless carrier when the media action is a subscriber generated cancel request.

16. A machine readable storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to generate a report including the wireless carrier score.

17. A machine readable storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to identify a heuristic set based on a combination of the media action and one or more of the carrier operating parameters.

18. A machine readable storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to associate the heuristics set with a heuristic scoring factor.

19. A machine readable storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to:

generate a plurality of wireless carrier scores over a time period for a plurality of wireless carriers; and

identify a carrier rank of the wireless carrier based on the plurality of wireless carrier scores.

20. A machine readable storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to:

assign the first scoring factor magnitude greater than the second scoring factor.