Accenture acquires Ookla, folding speed-test platform into enterprise consulting

Accenture is buying Ookla, the company behind the ubiquitous Speedtest app, to bolt network intelligence onto its enterprise AI and data services. For indie makers, this signals continued consolidation of tools that grew from scrappy projects into must-have utilities—a reminder that distribution and scale can make small projects acquisition targets, but also that they lose independence in the process.