Downdetector and Speedtest were sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion

Downdetector and Speedtest – free platforms that allow people on the web to quickly check internet speeds or see if an online platform is down – will soon have a new owner. On Tuesday, IT consulting and services firm Accenture She announced that she agreed To acquire Ookla-owned platforms from Ziff Davis for $1.2 billion, As I mentioned earlier Reuters.

In the press release, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said the company will use Ookla products to capture data that will help “customers across enterprise and government safely scale AI.” Ziff Davis, who owns CNET, IGNand Eurogameracquired Ookla in 2014. Other Ookla products include Ekahau, which makes software for network design and troubleshooting, along with RootMetrics, a platform that measures mobile network speeds.

Following the acquisition, which is still subject to regulatory approval, Ookla’s data will be used to help cloud service providers and AI specialists, through Accenture. He tells Ars Technica It will continue to run “the Ookla business as it does today.”

“Joining Accenture will allow us to scale our leading network data business across the world’s largest enterprises and accelerate our goal of creating better connected experiences,” said Stephen Pai, CEO of Ookla. he says in a statement.