Ziff Davis bought Ookla in 2014 for $15 million, per a Reuters report today. The publishing company said it expects the sale to close “in the coming months.”
In a statement, Accenture CEO and chair Julie Sweet said:
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.
Current Accenture public sector clients include the US Air Force, the US Social Security Administration, and, recently, the US Department of State.
Speedtest and Downdetector are popular tools that help people quickly test their current Internet speed and the status of online services, respectively. Downdetector is often cited by media reports discussing the availability of websites, apps, banks, and more.
