India, March 6 -- Accenture has announced an agreement to acquire Ookla, a company known for its network intelligence and connectivity analytics platforms. The move aims to strengthen Accenture's ability to help enterprises, telecom operators and cloud providers manage increasingly complex digital infrastructure.

The acquisition brings a portfolio of widely used connectivity tools into Accenture's services ecosystem. These include Speedtest, Downdetector, Ekahau and RootMetrics. Together, they generate large volumes of network performance data that can support data-driven decision making for organisations running Wi-Fi, 5G and cloud networks.

The companies expect the combination to expand the role of network intelligence in enterprise t...