Ziff Davis purchased Ookla in 2014 for $15 million, per a Reuters report today. The publishing business stated it anticipates the sale to close “in the coming months.”

In a declaration, Accenture CEO and chair Julie Sweet stated:

By getting Ookla, we will assist our customers throughout organization and federal government scale AI securely and develop the relied on information structures they require to provide the trustworthy, smooth connection that develops worth.

Existing Accenture public sector customers consist of the United States Air Force, the United States Social Security Administration, and, just recently, the United States Department of State.

Speedtest and Downdetector are popular tools that assist individuals rapidly evaluate their existing Internet speed and the status of online services, respectively. Downdetector is typically pointed out by media reports talking about the schedule of sites, apps, banks, and more.

Under Ziff Davis, both programs likewise have business-to-business (B2B) applications. Utilizing Speedtest, for example, Ookla collects, aggregates, and evaluates information for “billions of mobile network samples daily, which step radio signal levels, network protection, and schedule, and [quality of experience] metrics for a variety of linked experiences, such as streaming video, video conferencing, video gaming, web surfing, and CDN and cloud supplier efficiency,” Ookla states. Presently, Speedtest B2B clients consist of telecoms operators, regulative and trade bodies, experts, reporters, and nonprofits.

Downdetector Explorer, on the other hand, is a tracking tool that’s expected to assist organizations discover blackouts. Clients consist of streaming services, banks, social media networks, and interaction company.

Ought to Accenture’s acquisition close, the IT expert will likewise utilize information from Speedtest and Downdetector to notify customers, and specific users will go through a brand-new personal privacy policy and any other modifications Accenture possibly makes.

An Accenture representative informed Ars Technica that Accenture prepares to run the Ookla “service as it runs today.”