Ookla announced yesterday it has acquired RootMetrics. The acquisition is designed to combine the first-party crowdsourced data from Speedtest® with the RootMetrics’ scientifically controlled drive and walk testing data collection for the benefit of the mobile operators who build the networks and the consumers who rely on them.
“Ookla plus RootMetrics fully enables the network assessment trifecta of crowd measurement, controlled testing and consumer perception,” Ookla CEO and co-founder Doug Suttles said, “with a sustainable business model that should thrive through the privacy revolution.”
The acquisition was designed to allow mobile operators, network infrastructure providers and governments to be able to jointly leverage Ookla and RootMetrics’ respective network performance analytics, software products, testing capabilities and data science methodologies. Ookla recently acquired Wind™ platform to expand its portfolio of real-time mobile network coverage and performance measurement solutions.
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