Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire Ookla, a global leader in network intelligence, competitive benchmarking, and customer experience analytics. By integrating Ookla’s flagship data products—including Speedtest®, Downdetector®, Ekahau®, and RootMetrics®—Accenture will empower Communications Service Providers (CSPs), hyperscalers, cloud providers, and enterprises to optimize mission-critical Wi-Fi and 5G networks that underpin their digital core and AI operations.
“Modern networks have evolved from simple infrastructure into business-critical platforms,” said Julie Sweet, chair and CEO, Accenture. “Without the ability to measure performance, organizations cannot optimize experience, revenue, or security. By acquiring Ookla, we will help our clients across business and government scale AI safely and build the trusted data foundations they need to deliver the reliable, seamless connectivity that creates value.”
“With the Ookla portfolio, we will offer end-to-end network intelligence services essential for AI-based transformation,” said Manish Sharma, chief strategy and services officer, Accenture. “Speedtest and RootMetrics define the experience; Downdetector identifies incidents faster; and Ekahau drives digital workplace transformation through superior Wi-Fi. In an era of omni-channel and agentic access, low-latency, zero-friction connectivity is a competitive necessity, and these tools give enterprises the power to build the high-performance environments they need.”
“Joining Accenture will allow us to scale our premiere network data business across the world’s largest enterprises and accelerate our goal of creating better connected experiences,” said Stephen Bye, CEO, Ookla. “Our combined capabilities will enable us to more effectively serve CSPs, AI infrastructure providers, edge data centers and enterprise networks. Together, we will redefine how the world measures, understands and experiences connectivity.”
The acquisition positions Accenture to lead in network intelligence-driven transformation, helping clients harness real-time connectivity data to improve fraud prevention, smart infrastructure, traffic optimization, and overall digital resilience in an AI-first world.
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