Ookla and Microsoft announce an expanded partnership, establishing Speedtest® as the integrated network performance testing platform across Bing and Windows.

Microsoft and Ookla announced a major expansion of their strategic partnership. Powered by Ookla’s Speedtest Web SDK, the global standard for internet metrics will now be more closely integrated across Microsoft’s most popular platforms. This integration places trusted, accurate network diagnostics exactly where users already are—from Bing to the system tray.

This expanded partnership eliminates the friction of everyday network troubleshooting. Following a successful integration of Speedtest into Bing in late 2023, Speedtest by Ookla will now serve as the public internet speed testing platform of choice for Microsoft, easily launched from Windows 11. 

For Windows users, this means a network speed test is accessible directly from the taskbar. Users can soon simply right-click their network icon in the system tray or open their Wi-Fi and Cellular Quick Settings to launch a diagnostic check without needing to manually open a browser or run a secondary tool.

Historically, diagnosing a slow connection meant manually opening a browser, navigating to a testing site, and running a secondary tool. Now, by embedding the testing launchpad within the OS, Microsoft and Ookla are empowering users to understand their network performance seamlessly.

Users across the Microsoft ecosystem gain several key advantages from this expanded partnership:

• Faster access from Windows: Launch a speed test from common Windows networking entry points without manually opening the browser and searching, raising visibility for those less familiar with speed tests. 
• Frictionless Troubleshooting: Instantly diagnose connection speeds and latency natively within the OS or platform, empowering consumers and enterprise users to validate their internet performance without interrupting their workflow.
• Trusted Global Infrastructure: Rely on Ookla’s established backend network to provide highly accurate, real-world throughput and latency metrics directly through Microsoft interfaces.

The integrated Speedtest experience is currently available to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel and is now rolling out broadly to all eligible Windows devices.

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