System and method for evaluating wireless device and/or wireless network performance

Abstract

There is provided a system and method of evaluating wireless device and/or wireless network performance and/or user experience, on a wireless electronic device. The method includes providing wireless device software on the wireless electronic device, the wireless device software being embedded in an application or memory of the wireless electronic device; having the wireless device software initiate a test that examines network traffic to measure a performance metric associated with an application, a network and/or the wireless electronic device and/or user experience, wherein the wireless device software is tailored to a specific application or media type according to the test being performed; the wireless device software interacting with at least one test server to perform the test, wherein data corresponding to the media type is sent to, or received from, the at least one test server; and the wireless device software receiving or determining test data associated with the test, the test data being indicative of at least one quality, experience, or performance metric associated with the specific application, media type or network used during the test.