Ookla partners with Deloitte and Heavy.AI to improve network analysis

Ookla’s new strategic partnerships with Deloitte and Heavy.AI mark a significant advancement in network analytics capabilities for the telecommunications industry. These collaborations combine Ookla’s connectivity intelligence with specialized expertise in consultancy and GPU-accelerated analytics, promising to transform how telecom providers, governments, and infrastructure companies visualize, analyze, and optimize network performance at unprecedented scales.

The big picture: Ookla has formed partnerships with both Deloitte and Heavy.AI to enhance network analytics capabilities and enable data-driven decision-making for telecom stakeholders worldwide.

• The collaboration with Deloitte combines Ookla’s connectivity insights with Deloitte’s consultancy services to improve network performance understanding and strategy development.
• The partnership with Heavy.AI integrates Ookla’s data with GPU-accelerated analytics to transform how organizations visualize and process network performance metrics at scale.

Key benefits of the Deloitte partnership: The alliance enables organizations to gain deeper understanding of network performance and make more confident data-driven decisions.

• Telecom providers will benefit from enhanced performance benchmarking capabilities.
• Government entities can access improved broadband connectivity reporting.
• Telecommunications infrastructure providers gain access to data-driven investment insights.

What they’re saying: Ookla’s leadership emphasizes how these partnerships will extend the reach and impact of their network intelligence.

• “By partnering with Deloitte, we are extending the impact of our insights, enabling clients to make data-driven decisions with greater confidence,” said Chip Strange, Chief Strategy Officer at Ookla.

Technical capabilities: The Heavy.AI partnership, announced in late February, leverages GPU-powered analytics to process massive network datasets with unprecedented speed.

• The integration enables processing of multi-terabyte datasets and billions of data points in milliseconds, significantly accelerating network diagnostics.
• The combined solution is already available for network operators, government entities, and organizations requiring real-time network insights.

Practical applications: Both partnerships focus on optimizing critical aspects of telecommunications infrastructure and service delivery.

• The collaborations will help optimize infrastructure investments for 5G deployment and fiber rollouts.
• Consumer experience will be enhanced through real-time performance insights and analytics.
• Network operators gain tools to make more informed decisions about resource allocation and infrastructure development.