SEATTLE and BELLEVUE, Wash. — Seattle-based mobile and broadband network testing company Ookla announced today it has acquired Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile analytics company RootMetrics.
The merger of the two companies “will combine the industry-standard first-party crowdsourced data from (Ookla’s) 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,” reads an Ookla press release announcing the acquisition.
“Ookla plus RootMetrics fully enables the network assessment trifecta of crowd measurement, controlled testing and consumer perception — with a sustainable business model that should thrive through the privacy revolution,” said Ookla CEO and co-founder Doug Suttles, in the press release.
Mobile operators and network infrastructure providers “will be able to jointly leverage Ookla and RootMetrics’ respective network performance analytics, software products, testing capabilities and data science methodologies to better understand, market, deploy and optimize their networks,” the release says.
“Becoming part of Ookla completes the vision that Doug and I shared when we first met years ago,” said RootMetrics CEO Kevin Hasley.
“With our combined experience and expertise we can better help our customers overcome challenges, optimize their networks and create opportunities. I am very excited to see our joint future unfold.”
