{"id":183520,"date":"2026-03-03T22:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/downdetector-speedtest-sold-to-it-service-provider-accenture-in-1-2b-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:20:06","slug":"downdetector-speedtest-sold-to-it-service-provider-accenture-in-1-2b-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/downdetector-speedtest-sold-to-it-service-provider-accenture-in-1-2b-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service provider Accenture in $1.2B deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>IT consultant and services provider Accenture has agreed to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speedtest.net\/\">Speedtest<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/downdetector.com\/\">Downdetector<\/a> owner Ookla from Ziff Davis for $1.2 billion in cash.<\/p>\n<p>Accenture plans to integrate Ookla\u2019s data products into its own offerings that are targeted at helping communications service providers, hyperscalers, government entities, and other types of customers \u201coptimize \u2026 mission-critical Wi-Fi and 5G networks,\u201d Accenture\u2019s announcement today said.<\/p>\n<p>Ookla&#8217;s platform also includes Ekahau, which offers tools for troubleshooting and designing wireless networks, and RootMetrics, which monitors mobile network performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2026\/03\/downdetector-speedtest-sold-to-it-service-provider-accenture-in-1-2b-deal\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2026\/03\/downdetector-speedtest-sold-to-it-service-provider-accenture-in-1-2b-deal\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT consultant and services provider Accenture has agreed to buy Speedtest and Downdetector owner Ookla from Ziff Davis for $1.2 billion in cash. Accenture plans to integrate Ookla\u2019s data products into its own offerings that are targeted at helping communications service providers, hyperscalers, government entities, and other types of customers \u201coptimize \u2026 mission-critical Wi-Fi and 5G networks,\u201d Accenture\u2019s announcement today said. 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